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  • EBACE: Goldman Sachs, Onex to sell off Hawker Beechcraft

    FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis
    13 May 2012 | 10:39 am
    A Beechcraft Baron sits on the static display outside the PalExpo convention center in Geneva./BillypixGENEVA, Switzerland -- Hawker Beechcraft has clarified that GS Capital Partners, a Goldman Sachs company, and Toronto-based Onex Capital Partners are selling their equity ownership stakes as part of a restructuring under Chapter 11.That means Hawker Beechcraft's employees face their third ownership change in less than six years when the heavily leveraged airframer emerges from bankruptcy protection in several months.But the new owners are not yet identified. Shawn Vick, Hawker Beechcraft…

  • NASA is Training Up an Astronaut Crew for a Potential Manned Asteroid Mission

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    Clay Dillow
    15 May 2012 | 11:40 am
    Asteroid Eros This spud-shaped rock is asteroid 433 Eros. Gregory W. Nemitz claimed to own it and aims to develop it. In 2003, he sued NASA in search of parking fees after the NEAR spacecraft alighted on it. NEAR Project/NLR/JHUAPL/NASA We haven't heard much about if from NASA yet, but the Telegraph is reporting that the space agency will soon begin training up an international crew of astronauts for a potential manned mission to an asteroid slated for later in the next decade. Starting next month, six astronauts are headed to the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operation (NEEMO), the…

  • Movie Monday: Remembering Canadair and the Challenger

    FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis
    14 May 2012 | 11:49 am
    GENEVA, Switzerland -- In 1980, the National Film Board of Canada commissioned a young director named Stephen Low to document an ambitious plan to revive struggling Canadair by developing an advanced business jet -- the Challenger. The rest of the story is now well-known. After surviving a disastrous crash in flight test, the Challenger went on to become one of history's most successful business jet programmes. The Bill Lear-inspired project not only revived Canadair and revolutionized the business jet industry by introducing the first supercritical airfoil and turbofan engines. A close…

  • ForeFlight Mobile 4.5.2

    ForeFlight: Intelligent Apps for Pilots
    foreflight
    10 May 2012 | 9:35 am
    ForeFlight Mobile 4.5.2 is available for download in the App Store.  This release includes application updates, bug fixes, and a firmware update for Stratus. App Updates: Better support for airway identification during touch planning. Showing NDB as approach type option on airport view. Removed zoom filtering on PIREP markers to show all available PIREPs. Fix for bug that sometimes caused app exit when opening app with animated radar running. Fix for better display of active upcoming TFR when in the middle of a multi-part TFR. Fix for certain international fixes on touch planning. Fix for…

  • SpaceX will bring commercial sector into space

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    15 May 2012 | 10:59 am
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  • ForeFlight Mobile 4.5.2

    foreflight
    10 May 2012 | 9:35 am
    ForeFlight Mobile 4.5.2 is available for download in the App Store.  This release includes application updates, bug fixes, and a firmware update for Stratus. App Updates: Better support for airway identification during touch planning. Showing NDB as approach type option on airport view. Removed zoom filtering on PIREP markers to show all available PIREPs. Fix for bug that sometimes caused app exit when opening app with animated radar running. Fix for better display of active upcoming TFR when in the middle of a multi-part TFR. Fix for certain international fixes on touch planning. Fix for…

  • ForeFlight is Hiring a Software Developer

    foreflight
    7 May 2012 | 4:37 pm
    Job Description ForeFlight is looking for a software developer to join our data and aeronautical information development team. This individual will have development responsibility for evolving ForeFlight’s aeronautical information database, improving our suite of programs and applications that process data files from commercial providers and aeronautical information publications, and assist with diagnosing issues submitted by pilots, airport managers, and service providers. ForeFlight aggregates information from sources around the world in a variety of formats (PDFs, csv, fixed width…

  • Stratus Saves Some Bacon: PIREP from Twitter

    foreflight
    28 Apr 2012 | 5:03 pm
    Awesome. The original tweet is here. Why the stratus box from appareo and foreflight just paid for itself pic.twitter.com/oQbFkHHX

  • ForeFlight Mobile 4.5.1

    foreflight
    17 Apr 2012 | 5:23 pm
    ForeFlight Mobile 4.5.1 is available for download in the App Store. This release includes a bug fix to prevent charts and plates from needing to be re-downloaded after app update. This is a free update for current subscribers. Click here for instructions on updating to the latest version.

  • ForeFlight Mobile 4.5 Lands in App Store: Stratus ADS-B iPad Support Included

    foreflight
    16 Apr 2012 | 9:56 am
    ForeFlight Mobile 4.5 is now available for download from App Store! This substantial update includes support for Stratus, the portable ADS-B weather receiver announced at Sun ‘n Fun less than a month ago. Stratus starts shipping on April 23. More information about Stratus is available on our website, on Appareo’s website, and in the Stratus Pilot’s Guide. Additionally, Flying Magazine’s Robert Goyer flew with Stratus across central Texas last week and posted a report – along with a gallery of 18 screenshots - on the Flying Magazine website. If you are ready…
 
 
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  • Movie Monday: Remembering Canadair and the Challenger

    14 May 2012 | 11:49 am
    GENEVA, Switzerland -- In 1980, the National Film Board of Canada commissioned a young director named Stephen Low to document an ambitious plan to revive struggling Canadair by developing an advanced business jet -- the Challenger. The rest of the story is now well-known. After surviving a disastrous crash in flight test, the Challenger went on to become one of history's most successful business jet programmes. The Bill Lear-inspired project not only revived Canadair and revolutionized the business jet industry by introducing the first supercritical airfoil and turbofan engines. A close…

  • EBACE: Goldman Sachs, Onex to sell off Hawker Beechcraft

    13 May 2012 | 10:39 am
    A Beechcraft Baron sits on the static display outside the PalExpo convention center in Geneva./BillypixGENEVA, Switzerland -- Hawker Beechcraft has clarified that GS Capital Partners, a Goldman Sachs company, and Toronto-based Onex Capital Partners are selling their equity ownership stakes as part of a restructuring under Chapter 11.That means Hawker Beechcraft's employees face their third ownership change in less than six years when the heavily leveraged airframer emerges from bankruptcy protection in several months.But the new owners are not yet identified. Shawn Vick, Hawker Beechcraft…

  • NTSB: Two wing drop events preceeded G650 crash

    11 May 2012 | 8:55 am
    The National Transportation Safety Board has quietly released hundreds of pages of information on the Gulfstream G650 crash on 2 April 2011 in Roswell, New Mexico, although a final report has still not been released. You can browse all of the documents on this page on NTSB's web site. It's a rare glimpse inside a major safety investigation while it is still in progress. Flightglobal's John Croft filed two in-depth feature articles after reviewing the documents for nearly a week. The first article is posted below, and the second will appear later. More updates also will follow as part of our…

  • BREAKING: Superjet 100 missing in Jakarta [Updated]

    9 May 2012 | 7:24 am
    UPDATE: Russian aviation blogger Sergey Dolya, who is on-scene in Jakarta, shows us the full Superjet 100 flight path. As a grease pencil retracing of radar data, its accuracy is difficult to gauge, but it gives some idea of the aircraft's course and environment as it circled what appears to be the Mount Salak volcano. Local reports indicate the pilot requested to descend from 10,000ft to 6,000ft shortly before the aircraft disappeared from radar screens. The Superjet was flying through an area with mountains as high as 7,500 feet. There is a sudden and sharp left turn indicated shortly the…

  • MOVIE MONDAY: Collier Trophy and Whitcomb winglets edition

    6 May 2012 | 7:28 pm
    Movie Monday subjects are sometimes tough to decide. This week, for instance. Do we go with the Collier Trophy homage, in honour of the 2012 award that is being presented on Thursday to the Boeing 787? Or do we make it about the winglet, a la the vortex-reducing airframe accessory unveiled last Wednesday for the 737 Max? Alas, nobody ever won the Collier Trophy for inventing a wingtip device.But we have the next best thing. Richard Whitcomb developed the methodology for applying winglets. He also claimed the Collier Trophy in 1954 for inventing the area rule, which adds a pinch in the…
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    AOPA Pilot Blog: Reporting Points

  • Last F-22 Raptor Delivery

    Dave Hirschman
    14 May 2012 | 7:33 am
    Here’s a report from Lockheed test pilot Brett Luedke about his final production test flight in an F-22. Bret Luedke flew most of the F-22 Raptor fleet, starting with Raptor 04 through Raptor 195 as a test and production pilot for Lockheed Martin. Luedke flew his “fini” flight in Raptor 195 on April 25, 2012. Below is his recollection of that flight. How do you describe the last flight in an airplane that has been your life for the past 19 years? It is a flood of emotions, sensations and memories. The unique, deep-throated rumble during engine start of the Pratt & Whitney F119…

  • Hawker to be out of bankruptcy by year’s end

    Al Marsh
    13 May 2012 | 9:59 am
    Almost before the naysayers could finish expressing shock at the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Hawker Beechcraft, an end to the bankruptcy is in sight. Hawker Beechcraft Vice President Shawn Vick met with Aviation Week and other reporters at the three-day European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland, today to say the company, which filed for bankruptcy May 3, will emerge from bankruptcy before the year is out. When it does, former owners Goldman Sachs and Onyx will be bit players, while creditors owed the majority of the company’s $2.33 billion in debt…

  • Quick roundup on Hawker, Eclipse, Sikorsky

    Al Marsh
    12 May 2012 | 10:22 am
    UPDATED May 14 Hawker Beechcraft issued layoff notices to another 150 people yesterday, in addition to the 350 laid off three weeks ago. The Wichita Eagle reports that leaves levels in Wichita at 4,200. If it lays off a few hundred more the company will have to return tens of millions in financial aid gained from state and local governments Second issue: Is there confusion at United Technologies about the role that United Technologies is playing in the restart of Eclipse production? United Technologies Chief Financial Officer Greg Hays triggered the controversy during a phone call to…

  • The Dreadful, Wonderful RV-1

    Dave Hirschman
    6 May 2012 | 10:29 am
    The RV-1 is a simply dreadful airplane – and that’s what makes it so important. Had it been fast, comfortable, efficient, well engineered, and good looking, there would have been no incentive for aircraft designer Richard Van Grunsven to address its many shortcomings by inventing the RV line of kit planes – far and away the most successful ever produced with more than 7,600 examples currently flying. The RV-1 has few admirable qualities. It’s primitive, painful to sit in, and ergonomically awful. Even with the improvements Van Grunsven made from the time he built the airplane in 1965…

  • Tiedowns foil the best, worst of intentions

    Alyssa Miller
    26 Apr 2012 | 2:27 pm
    During a lesson this week, one of my students and I discussed the recent news about a California man whose attempt to steal a Cessna 152 was foiled by a tiedown. The man was a former student of the flight school, according to news reports, and reportedly threatened employees with a gun in order to get the keys to the aircraft. Police apprehended the man after he shut down the aircraft because he was unable to taxi out of the tiedown spot–the tail was still tied down. First, I told my student I was glad I would never have to worry about her pulling a gun on me or trying to steal our…
 
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    Flight International

  • Galileo: second pair to launch 28 September

    3 May 2012 | 9:14 am
    The European Space Agency is to launch a second pair of Galileo navigation satellites on 28 September before beginning a fast-track launch schedule in 2013 to orbit 18 satellites by the end of 2014 for a functional service, and 26 satellites by the end of 2015 for near-global coverage. The full constellation of 27 spacecraft and three orbiting spares should be deployed by 2019. All launches will be from ESA's Kourou, French Guiana spaceport. The first Galileo flights are Soyuz rockets, including the veteran Russian launcher's maiden flight from Kourou last October. From the second half of…

  • VIDEO: NASA and the Controlled Impact Demonstration

    30 Apr 2012 | 5:15 am
    As video emerges of a Boeing 727 passenger jet deliberately crash-landed in the Mexican desert as part of a scientific experiment for for Channel 4 and The Discovery Channel, thoughts go back 1984, and the Controlled Impact Demonstration from NASA. According to NASA, the demonstration tested the following scenario."The Controlled Impact Demonstration tested a promising fuel additive for retarding or suppressing fire in a real-world aircraft crash-landing scenario. When blended with standard Jet-A fuel, the FM-9 additive, a high molecular weight long-chain polymer, had demonstrated the…

  • Testing a human-powered plane

    25 Apr 2012 | 10:15 am
    The dream of flying has always captivated humans and, while aircraft and other machines have made this possible, some have not totally given up on the idea of human-powered flight. This is actually what Jem Stansfield, presenter of the BBC's "Bang Goes the Theory" has achieved. Assisted by an exoskeleton and using only the impulse generated by pedalling, he has managed to take up and stay in the air for a few seconds in a test flight conducted at Lasham aerodrome, in the UK.If you wish to see a video of how this happened, you can find it on the BBC website.

  • British Airways Dove-liveried Olympic Airbus

    3 Apr 2012 | 11:33 am
    As the London 2012 Olympics are fast approaching some sort of marketing initiative was expected from British Airways, that, in addition to calling London its home, is also a proud sponsor of the event.  Designer Pascal Anson has come up with a dove-like livery for one of British Airways Airbus A319s (see picture above). The artist was inspired while watching the movement of aircraft at London Gatwick airport and the design is aimed to play with people's perceptions of flying objects. As well as an international symbol of peace, Doves have a long association with the Olympics, as in…

  • United Technology - less the Rocketdyne technology part

    16 Mar 2012 | 11:19 am
    Three messages come out of the move by United Technologies - parent company of Sikorsky, Pratt & Whitney and Hamilton Sundstrand - to rejig its plans for actually paying the $16.5 billion it's soon going to have to lay down to close its acquisition of Goodrich.One: we're not in 2007 anymore. Back in those heady pre-crisis days, raising a quarter of the price in new equity and the rest in debt would have been normal enough to do a deal that created a commanding position in a fast-growth industry like civil aerospace. Many such deals were done, of course, and when the crisis hit it didn't…
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  • Student and Class B

    Jeff Nunan
    15 May 2012 | 1:35 pm
    I was recently asked to write an endorsement for student flight into Class B.  I followed the language of AC-61-65E, but was criticized because I did not include (1) with the 61.95(a), i.e., 61.95(a)(1). Was I wrong in not doing so? Thanks for your help,

  • ODP’s

    Joseph Richard Keydash
    15 May 2012 | 11:25 am
    How about a good explination of ODP’s. 

  • Special Use Airspace – I am stumped after all these years

    Strikeforce
    14 May 2012 | 8:37 pm
    I have been teaching airspace for over 40 years as both a military and civilian instructor pilot and I am pretty comfortable discussing airspace and weather requirements with my students.  However, the other afternoon one my students asked me a question that I am embarrassed to admit, have never considered.   My student asked me what the visibility and cloud clearance requirements were when operating VFR in a Military Operations Area (MOA) and in a Restricted Area that is not operational, or a Restricted Area that is operational and the controlling agency has authorized you to…

  • Student performing preventative maintenance

    Jeff Nunan
    14 May 2012 | 3:03 pm
    Under the FAR’s is a student allowed to perform any preventative maintenance on the instructor’s plane?  For example, would a student be allowed to put air in tires or perform an oil change? Would you please point me to the appropriate FAR’s. Thanks in advance for your help.  

  • What is expected of private pilot applicants when flying G100-equipped airplanes?

    Stephen
    14 May 2012 | 12:02 am
    I am an CFI at a flight school that currently has a slim fleet – two C172S’s, one with a G530 and round dials and the other a G1000. I have a student who is interested in flying the G1000 for his private pilot checkride (largely due to a/c availability). Any thoughts out there on how the ride might go? Garmin frowns upon pulling circuit breakers for the AHRS, ADC, etc as I understand, and Garmins’ guide for DPE’s and CFI’s focuses on instrument training. PPL checkrides on complex glass systems like that don’t seem ideal to me, but that might be my bias…
 
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    PlaneBuzz

  • PlaneBusiness Banter Now Posted!

    9 May 2012 | 1:58 am
    Good evening everyone. This week's issue of PlaneBusiness Banter is now posted. This week we have another mega-earnings issue, as we take a close look at the recent earnings calls from Hawaiian Airlines, Allegiant Travel Company, Spirit Airlines and Republic Holdings. Republic was the only one of the group not to post a profit for the first quarter. Of course Spirit was in the news last week for other reasons -- namely its decision to hike the charges for carry-on bags and for their initial refusal to refund a $197 ticket to a terminally-ill ex-Marine. By the time the week was over, the bag…

  • PlaneBusiness Banter Now Posted!

    2 May 2012 | 8:54 pm
    Hello everyone. For those of you who are subscribers and print out PBB, I warn you -- this one is probably going to be more than 150 pages. Yes, it is a return of the "Killer Earnings Issue." (Insert screams here.) This week we're looking at the recent earnings calls of Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, US Airways, and JetBlue Airways. Only one of the four made a profit. Do you know which one? The laggard in the bunch was definitely United Airlines. The airline's 1Q revenues clearly showed the effect of the airline's SHARES cutover. The problem? The airline still has a number of cutover…

  • PlaneBusiness Banter is Now Posted!

    26 Apr 2012 | 4:00 am
    Good evening Earthlings. This week's issue of PlaneBusiness Banter is now posted. The last week has been brutal. I'm not kidding. First, we had two airlines report earnings last week, and we have the full review of the earnings call this week from Southwest Airlines and Alaska Air Group. Our short take? Alaska turned in a respectable quarter -- especially considering the airline used to simply assume it would post a loss in the first quarter. Not anymore. This was also Alaska CEO Bill Ayer's last earnings call. Ayer, one of the best CEOs in the business -- will remain as Chairman. Should…

  • PlaneBusiness Banter Publishing Update

    25 Apr 2012 | 12:22 pm
    Hello everyone. Just wanted to post a note to let you know that yes, there will be an issue of PlaneBusiness Banter posted this week. We will publish later today. (Wednesday) My excuse for our tardiness is the same as it was last week -- 92-year old PlaneDad. (He's not here, so he's an easy mark.) Thank you to all of you who have sent me emails and tweets. PlaneDad is doing just fine -- as long as he does not try and walk on his own. He leaves the hospital today, after which he will be admitted to a skilled rehab facility. Our PBB publishing schedule will be back to normal with next week's…

  • American Airlines Bankruptcy Proceeding Begins

    23 Apr 2012 | 10:18 am
    It's a packed house in Manhattan this morning as U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane opens up the airline's Section 1113c hearing. Apparently the crowd is so large, they have opened up two "overflow" rooms. I am not in New York. I am in the lovely confines of Slidell, LA, just outside of New Orleans, where my Dad is now in the hospital, awaiting transfer into a physical rehabilitation program, after suffering three falls in one week. But fear not. The intrepid Terry Maxon, reporter for the Dallas Morning News is on the ground there, as is Scott Mayerowitz with the Associated Press. Scott is the…
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  • ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 05.16.12

    15 May 2012 | 11:32 pm
    Expedition 31 has cleared the tower in Kazakhstan… The first customer-built Onex takes flight… The Gulfstream G650 debuts in Europe with an unconfirmed speed record… Sponsored By... www.diamondaircraft.com www.avidyne.com www.redbirdflightsimulations.com

  • ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 05.15.12

    14 May 2012 | 10:28 pm
    Cessna announces a long range Citation business jet… LightSquared files for bankruptcy… American now says “Maybe” to a merger…   Sponsored By... www.diamondaircraft.com www.avidyne.com www.redbirdflightsimulations.com

  • ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 05.14.12

    13 May 2012 | 8:30 pm
    Cancellation of the Airventire Cup Race was not EAA’s doing… The Help Wanted Sign is out at Kestrel Aircraft… An almost perfectly preserved P40 is found in the Sahara Desert…   Sponsored By... www.diamondaircraft.com www.avidyne.com www.redbirdflightsimulations.com 

  • ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 05.11.12

    10 May 2012 | 8:57 pm
      General Aviation’s downward trend continues… A move to withhold funding for the F35 JSF is soundly defeated… Search and recovery efforts are underway in Indonesia…   Sponsored By... www.diamondaircraft.com www.avidyne.com www.redbirdflightsimulations.com

  • ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 05.10.12

    9 May 2012 | 11:13 pm
    A Russian passenger jet is missing in Indonesia… Pipistrel rolls out a new Alpha Trainer TSA screeners find a gun stuffed in a child’s toys…   Sponsored By... www.diamondaircraft.com www.avidyne.com www.redbirdflightsimulations.com 
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  • Floatplane Pilot Rescues Thrown Boater from Lake

    Max Trescott
    10 May 2012 | 7:34 pm
    If it weren’t for a new Garmin 430 radio, Rusty Eichorn, and two other pilots wouldn’t have been flying over Pokegama Lake near Grand Rapids, MN just before dark last Monday. But because they were, the trio spotted a fishing boat in the middle of the lake making what Eichorn called a “death circle.” “I’ve lived on lakes most of my life and I’ve never seen a boat circling like that, but I knew what it was as soon as I saw it” said Eichorn. Down below, 20-year old Alexander James Higginbotham was already becoming hypothermic while treading water for 15-20 minutes in the frigid…

  • Aviators Guide to Ireland

    Max Trescott
    1 May 2012 | 1:09 am
    A few days ago I received a copy of the Aviators Guide to Ireland. It’s a marvelous 400-page guidebook that includes detailed photos and information about 210 airstrips in Ireland. Even if you think it’s a long shot that you’ll ever fly a plane in Ireland, you'll want to get a copy of this book and dream about flying around the Emerald Isle. If you do nothing else, you'll want to watch this YouTube video of flying in Ireland. I love airport guidebooks. Years ago, I bought a copy of Fly Idaho! A guide to Adventure in the Idaho Backcountry, and I enjoyed perusing it while dreaming of…

  • Oregon to Discriminate Against Seaplanes

    Max Trescott
    27 Mar 2012 | 12:47 pm
     The Oregon State Marine Board is poised to ban seaplanes on Waldo Lake, even though a Federal court ruled in 2009 that the ban was arbitrary, capricious and an abuse of discretion. Sadly, there appears to be an orchestrated campaign against seaplanes. Yesterday, four articles appeared, all using nearly identical wording: “In less than a month, the Oregon State Marine Board received nearly 3000 comments about the ban on motorboats and seaplanes on Waldo Lake. The agency says most comments support the ban; about 30 ask that the ban be modified.”  I’ve often said that in the future,…

  • Lake Berryessa Seaplane Splash-in a Hit

    Max Trescott
    16 Mar 2012 | 1:38 am
     The 1st annual Lake Berryessa Polar Bear Classic Splash-In, held February 4 in Napa, California was a hit, drawing a dozen seaplanes from northern California and Nevada. In addition to the video, you can view a photo album of the event.  Ten Lake amphibians and two SeaReys flew in for the one-day event. Weather was excellent with clear skies, calm winds and temperatures that reached 65 degrees by mid-afternoon. In the afternoon, bottle drop and spot-landing contests were held just offshore. A bright orange swim tube was set up as a marker and the winds were so light it didn’t need…

  • Sharing Airspace with Drones

    Max Trescott
    9 Feb 2012 | 3:39 pm
    The 145-page FAA reauthorization bill just passed by the House and the Senate contains dozens of directives from Congress to the FAA. One of them, which forces the FAA to speed up the introduction of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System, may inevitably lead to more mid-air collisions. To date, UASs have been authorized solely along the Mexican border and within restricted airspace. In the near future, pilots may be sharing all airspace with these unmanned aircraft. Small, low altitude UASs will be here very soon. Within 90 days of signing the bill, the FAA will…
 
 
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  • Something to Squawk About

    John Ewing
    9 May 2012 | 6:16 pm
    Note: This is my first attempt authoring a post with blogsy on the iPad, sooo ....Several years ago a class C tower controller chided a student I was instructing for mistakenly squawking altitude while taxing, remarking that doing so "cluttered up" his screen. Recently an astute reader pointed out a change to transponder operation procedure contained in the February 2012 Aeronautical Information Manual 4-1-20, to wit:Civil and military transponders should be turned to the “on" or normal altitude reporting position prior to moving on the airport surface to ensure the aircraft is visible to…

  • Livin' the Dream

    John Ewing
    7 May 2012 | 1:45 am
    More substantive posts are still in the oven. In the mean time, here are some recent photos ... Flight of the Cougar Inbound KPAO It's always sunny in SoCal, Right? Unusual Attitude with Contrail "End Fire" glide slope antenna for the new KAPC ILS 36L Talkin' to "Show Time" (Lemore MOA) Is it always cloudy over Panoche? Sikorsky Skycrane at rest Vectors KSEE LOC D San Pablo Bay One of the few aircraft where an iPad yoke mount actually works.

  • Out on a Limb, G1000 Style

    John Ewing
    1 May 2012 | 5:09 pm
    As the FAA continues the inexorable march toward eliminating most ground-based radio navigation aids it would seem pilots who learned radio navigation with NDBs and VORs have two choices: Continue to deny the ever-growing dominance of Area Navigation (RNAV and GPS) or jump in and start swimming with the rest of us. While there's a lot to like about RNAV, the complex implementation of these systems and procedures makes for a steep learning curve. And the learning never stops because RNAV rough edges always seem to crop up when you least expect them. Here's a situation that may leave even a…

  • Concise Guide to IFR

    John Ewing
    20 Apr 2012 | 12:24 pm
    After waiting a few weeks for the Apple review process to complete, my first iBook, The Concise Guide to IFR, is now available at the iBook store. You can click on the link to get more details or to download a preview. This is the first in a series of concise guides for pilots that I plan to publish, so stay tuned!

  • They Fly Among Us

    John Ewing
    17 Apr 2012 | 9:53 am
    Clear-blue sky and calm winds on a Saturday after a long period of rain should strike fear into the heart of GA pilots, because this is when the skies are most likely to be filled with pilot zombies. Apparently undead, these zombies blunder about, creating danger in the skies and on the ground. Undead pilots can be found at most any airport, towered or non-towered, and their exact intentions are unclear. No one is quite sure what causes pilot zombieism, but the rest of us should assume the worst - they mean to kill us. And we living pilots need to be prepared. Here are the warning signs of…
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    Cockpit Conversation

  • The Empire Will Be Pleased

    15 May 2012 | 11:11 pm
    The title is what my coworker said through his Darth Vader oxygen mask as we descended from the flight levels in an unpressurized airplane after completing a tricky piece of work. We descended overhead Banff, Alberta. It is so spectacularly beautiful there that I was distracted from the work I was supposed to be doing. I was even raving about the remarkable pointiness and ridginess and beauty of the scenery to the air traffic controller. The air traffic controller was meanwhile excited by the fact that I could still talk to him. We went from the flight levels to dodging in and out of those…

  • Always Check NOTAMs -- Even When Running Drugs

    17 Feb 2012 | 1:33 pm
    Pilots and regular readers know that a NOTAM (NOtice To Air[wo]Men) is a little bulletin describing a change to facilities, airspace or procedures that isn't published on the current charts and publications. They look boring. They can be tedious and repetitive to read. Most of them won't pertain to your operation. If you fly out of some little flat bit of the wilderness airport there's probably a NOTAM about the airport lighting being unserviceable from shortly after the snow melts until whenever it is that gophers go back into hibernation. You can look them up here for Canada if you know…

  • CAT I Takeoff

    26 Jan 2012 | 10:40 am
    I'll tell you about the circular yurt construction shortly, but today I couldn't pass up this story about a cat that escaped from its carrier before take-off on an Air Canada flight. Air Canada allows small pets to be carried in the passenger cabin, provided that they remain in approved pet carriers that fit on the floor under a seat. The door to the carrier was, according to the passenger 'inadvertently opened' while the carrier was being stowed. My initial guess was that the passenger wanted to give Ripples a quick snuggle before shoving it under the seat, but apparently security video…

  • Solve for X

    17 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Today someone in an aviation workplace was either amused or insulted, I'm not sure which, by my excitement that he was genuinely using trigonometry for real things. I'm afraid that he may have thought that my excitement and admiration was over the fact that he knew how use trigonometry at all, but really this is just one cool part of a very cool project he is working on. What do you think he's up to?

  • Helicopter Charter

    13 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    I'm not currently working with helicopters, either as a charter customer or with a company that operates rotary ring aircraft, but I had to love this trojan horse spam. Your order for our air commuter services has been received and processed. The chopper will be at your disposal from 3.30 p.m. wednesday to 5.45 tuesday. Once again, the rates are as follows: 1 hour in the air: 824$ Takeoff / Landing: 229$ 1 hour down time on the ground: 163$ Longest fly-time is 5 hours. When flying for longer distances, a co-pilot is needed, and the cost accordingly grows by 133$ an hour. Bill.doc 747kb With…
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    How I Am Becoming An Astronaut

  • Where are all the Orbiters going?

    23 Apr 2012 | 8:37 pm
    This month NASA has commenced the delivery of its four Space Shuttle orbiters to their final destinations. After an extensive decommissioning process, the fleet -- which includes three former working spacecraft and one test orbiter -- is nearly ready for public display. Space Shuttle Enterprise:Enterprise is scheduled to take off Wednesday from Washington Dulles International Airport to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport for display at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in Manhattan. Space Shuttle Discovery:This week Discovery took her last flight, piggybacking a modified 747…

  • HI-SEAS Update: Moving to the next round!

    23 Apr 2012 | 7:24 pm
    If you recall from a previous post, I applied to the HI-SEAS (Hawaii Space Exploration Analogue & Simulation) Mission and Food Study by Cornell University/University of Hawaii. I received some pretty excited news this past weekend that I've advanced to the next stage of the "highly qualified" pool!!! About 700 applications were submitted, of which 150 applicants were selected as "highly qualified". After even more review, about 30 applicants have moved on to this next stage. This next stage involves a phone interview and the selection committee contacting references. So fingers crossed as I…

  • Why Explore Space? Video Contest

    12 Apr 2012 | 11:14 am
    We think space exploration is beneficial to everyone on earth. We know space exploration matters. And we want to hear what you think.So tell us, America - Why explore space?• Why is space exploration important to you?• How does space exploration inspire you?• Why should we explore space?Sound off – share ideas about why we should explore space by participating in our "Why Explore Space?" video contest.• Send us a 1-2 minute video• Share your entry with friends and family - let them know that space is important to youOnce uploaded, the contest begins! the public will vote on the…

  • Application Submitted for Mars Food Study!

    1 Mar 2012 | 7:33 am
    Finally submitted my application late last night to the Mars Analog Mission and Food Study with Cornell/University of Hawaii! It was an intense week typing away in for the application! The application process has now closed and they have received an estimated 700 applications. Good luck to everyone who applied! This is such a great opportunity and we really need to support studies such as this one to contribute to understanding the physiological and psychological effects of long-duration missions on humans. Selected or not, it will be interesting to see the progress of the study on the…

  • Cornell/University of Hawaii Mars Analog Mission and Food Study

    25 Feb 2012 | 11:52 am
    Wish I would have learned of this study sooner! Regardless, I working rather quickly on submitting my application to this study. Wish me luck!http://manoa.hawaii.edu/hi-seas
 
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    Indy Transponder

  • Indy Transponder 16-MAY-2012 0900z

    XPDR
    16 May 2012 | 3:00 am
    CAP pays tribute to 'Mama Bird,' legendary aviator and longtime member - Duluth Weekly | MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala., (May 15, 2012) — An honor guard of Civil Air Patrol cadets will salute CAP's, and the entire aviation community's, "Mama Bird" when she is laid to rest Wednesday morning in Jefferson City, Tenn... CANYON LAKE: 'Air boss' of March show eyes safety - Press-Enterprise | Even the Thunderbirds, the US Air Force's world-renowned aerobatics demonstration team that headlines the show, will have to stop if Davis deems it necessary. "The reason they call me the 'air boss' is because…

  • Indy Transponder 15-MAY-2012 2345z

    XPDR
    15 May 2012 | 5:45 pm
    Army, Air Force combine for air show success - Sumter Item | SHAW AIR FORCE BASE - As the propellers roared and the jets screamed over the Shaw Air Force Base airfield May 5-6, thousands of spectators walked through the gates at the 2012 Shaw Air Expo. With all the fun, excitement and enthusiasm that took flight ... PERFECTION: Clear skies greet air show's return - Cherry Hill Courier Post | JB MDL hosts air show: Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst hosted an open house and air show, the first since 2008. Burlington County, NJ - The United States Air Force Thunderbirds perform. The 2012 Joint…

  • GEICO SKYTYPERS POST MESSAGES IN THE SKY OVER WASHINGTON, DC

    XPDR
    15 May 2012 | 5:08 pm
    Performance team features custom messages, precision flying in World War II-vintage planes Washington, DC (May 15, 2012) – The GEICO Skytypers are scheduled to perform May 19-20 at the Andrews Joint Service Open House and Air Show at Andrews AFB, MD. The team "types" messages at 10,000 feet with puffs of smoke in dot matrix-style letters. The GEICO Skytypers use six of the remaining 11 North American SNJ-2 planes left in the world to write messages at an altitude of 10,000 feet.  Each World War II-era plane has been restored and equipped and with a computer that coordinates the smoke…

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    XPDR
    15 May 2012 | 5:07 pm
    Duluth Airshow Announces Airforce Heritage Flight - Northland's NewsCenter | The Heritage Flight features a state of the art fighter and a vintage fighter flying together. Aircraft in this year's show include an F-16 and P-51 Mustang. Organizers are also hoping to secure an F-4 Phantom for the performance... Red Eagles coming to Porterville Air Faire - Porterville Recorder | The Red Star Flight Demonstration Team, The Red Eagles, will make their first valley appearance as part of the 2012 Porterville Air Faire on June 9 at Porterville Municipal Airport. The four-man unit flies a Russian built…

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    XPDR
    15 May 2012 | 3:00 am
    Blue Angels Flying over South Baltimore in June - SouthBMore.com | The Star-Spangled Air Show will feature five high-precision aviation acts from the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard over a two-and-a-half-hour period between 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. on June 16 and 17. The featured act will be the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. The air show will take place over the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River. Public viewing sites along the Middle Branch are limited, and recreational boating traffic will be restricted from cruising the water in the air show "box" while the show is in progress.... Kimberly Blair: Beach news…
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    AOPA ASI Blog: Leading Edge

  • Backwards Hierarchy

    Bruce Landsberg
    9 May 2012 | 10:22 am
    In the May Issue of AOPA Pilot, my column was about the “reverse structure” of career aviation and how the most inexperienced pilots often had the most demanding jobs. Flight instructors are either revered or vilified depending on one’s station in life. To briefly recap, in order to get a flying job in aviation, the [...]

  • GA Accident Rates Down – and Yogi Wisdom

    Bruce Landsberg
    2 May 2012 | 1:38 pm
    Yogi Berra is the malapropism king of the world and purveyor of some primary truths. For the younger readers, Yogi was a star baseball player and manager for the hated (or beloved) New York Yankees. It seems appropriate to misquote Yogi in looking at the latest GA accident numbers. There’s the sense of “Déjà vu all [...]

  • Spiral into the Gulf

    Bruce Landsberg
    25 Apr 2012 | 2:19 pm
    There was an unfortunate reminder last week that the high skies, despite a former United Airlines advertising slogan, are not always that friendly.  A Cessna 421C on an IFR flight from Louisiana to Florida failed to respond to a Center frequency change and began to circle, inexplicably, as shown in the image. All comments here are purely [...]

  • Hope is Not a Strategy

    Bruce Landsberg
    18 Apr 2012 | 1:17 pm
    Last week I had the privilege to address the International AOPA as well as a group of South African pilots in a separate safety presentation. The meeting was held near Capetown, South Africa. IAOPA, as you may have read elsewhere on the AOPA website, was formed in 1962  and now represents 70 countries.  Here is their [...]

  • It Seemed Like A Good Idea

    Bruce Landsberg
    11 Apr 2012 | 1:13 pm
    In the “It’s never too early to speculate” file, but relying upon what reliable witnesses observed, the only fatal accident near Oshkosh (OSH) during AirVenture 2011 appears to have been the result of some really bad decision making. According to the NTSB’s preliminary report—with all the caveats and edited here for length, “A Piper J-3 Cub crashed into Lake [...]
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    Sulako's Blog

  • 2 May 2012 | 2:13 pm

    2 May 2012 | 2:13 pm
    Fine, here's an aviation-related post as well. I actually watched this happen today. It was foggy at our departure airport and this Citation III was hooked up to a ground power unit (GPU, essentially a portable gas-powered generator to provide electricity to the plane when the engines aren't running). The Captain was relatively fresh on the plane and as a result he wasn't authorized to take off in the low visibility. I am, so I asked the Captain if we could steal the GPU so I could push some electrons through our plane and get her all set up before departure. He said sure, so I asked a ramp…

  • 2 May 2012 | 1:56 pm

    2 May 2012 | 1:56 pm
    Kanga-donkey-monkey-roo! This is what happens when daddy doesn't get enough sleep for 6 months.

  • 29 Apr 2012 | 4:26 am

    29 Apr 2012 | 4:26 am
    This made me pee a little bit. How do they find volunteers for this? The view at around 3 minutes 10 seconds is pretty amazing though.

  • 25 Apr 2012 | 8:47 pm

    25 Apr 2012 | 8:47 pm
    "Hey Lisa, let's buy this Nuk I found off the internet and give it to Nolan. How disturbing could it possibly be?" I never thought I'd feel love like this. My life for him.

  • 13 Apr 2012 | 12:59 pm

    13 Apr 2012 | 12:59 pm
    Halifax for lunch, playing with a tilt-shift app on the iPhone. Kinda cool how it makes things look like toys. Then again, this plane is the best new toy ever :)Wanna geek out and learn how to fly her?Let's start with the brains of the beast, the Flight Management System.Try that link. If it doesn't work, Google "GNS-XLS prnav manual" (no quotes). The first link will take you to a .pdf of the latest revision of our manual. I'll figure out how to upload a bunch of the other aircraft system manuals soon, and we can do a groundschool together! I'm still learning it, so I'm really hoping one of…
 
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  • Aging Airplanes

    AirInsight
    7 May 2012 | 12:13 pm
    Over the past two years we have seen a remarkable surge in orders for single aisle airplanes. Much of this has been driven by fuel prices. But there has also been an issue bubbling under - airplanes in many fleets are getting older. Pat Duggins (http://www.patduggins.com/) is an expert on aging airplanes and spent some time explaining the issues. You might be surprised what you learn from this.

  • Pratt & Whitney Canada Share Their Turboprop Vision

    AirInsight
    24 Apr 2012 | 12:29 pm
    Richard Dussault VP Marketing at Pratt & Whitney Canada spent some time discussing the company's substantial history in the making of turboprop engines. But as interesting as that is, its the vision of the future is. PWC is well into the development of an engine up to 8,000 SHP. Such an engine could power a turboprop airliner over 90 seats.

  • Hello SurfAir!

    AirInsight
    5 Apr 2012 | 3:00 pm
    About six months ago we spoke with an entrepreneur with an idea. You can watch him discuss it here http://youtu.be/pmZEIuqvHXA. Today the idea takes off, so to speak. Wade Eyerly, CEO and Founder of SurfAir took time to speak with us while commuting in California, the new base for the start-up airline. The business model is unusual - it is subscription based. They are limiting their base to 500 people as a start and as of this interview, 20% of those slots were sold out. This sounds like a great idea.

  • Podcast - Bombardier & COMAC

    AirInsight
    22 Mar 2012 | 12:52 pm
    The framework agreement from a year ago has made huge progress. Yesterday's announcement is remarkable. Never before have two aircraft companies decided to combine their interests quite like this. It is more than ground breaking. For an airline looking at new technologies the combined offering could be very interesting. COMAC has some catching up to do, but with Bombardier's help that process will likely accelerate. For Bombardier this friendship is pregnant with potential - China is a huge market. Bombardier has been doing business in China a long time and understands the unique challenges…

  • Gordon Autry

    AirInsight
    14 Mar 2012 | 10:54 am
    Gordon Autry, Founder and CEO of Rocky Mountain Airways passed away Saturday March 10, 2012 at his home on the Lazy-A Ranch, near Montrose Colorado. Here is talking about building the airline before and after deregulation.
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    Nuts About Southwest

  • Live at 35: Rise and Shine with Eric Hutchinson

    lcook
    15 May 2012 | 12:32 pm
    On Tuesday, April 17th, musician Eric Hutchinson shared the LUV with passengers on an early morning flight from L.A. to Denver and got them excited about his new album, Moving Up, Living Down. Not only did Eric sing two of his songs, “Watching You Watch Him” and “Rock and Roll”, but also he sang “Happy Birthday” to a man turning 50 years old. Eric’s performance was part of our Live at 35 concert series. I feel so lucky that I got to experience one of these special events, which can only happen in the air!  Eric’s band accompanied him by singing along as he played the…

  • A Look Back on a Month of Giving

    lmoffat
    15 May 2012 | 12:08 pm
    Giving back is just part of the Southwest DNA.  In my almost five years at Southwest, I’ve had the privilege to volunteer alongside my Co-Hearts to plant trees, paint schools, clean-up parks, help build trails, and the list goes on.  Just last year, nearly 5,000 Southwest Warriors rolled up their sleeves to volunteer more than 114,000 hours to support almost 900 different organizations in the communities where they work and live.  Being a good neighbor and making a difference in people’s lives is something our Employees are passionately focused on throughout the…

  • Going Green: Diaper Duty

    hhearnewalker
    15 May 2012 | 7:07 am
    Featured Picture:  greentuesday1.jpg I have a beautiful bouncing baby boy, who is now six months old.  At one of the baby showers we were given for him, a sweet woman gave me a beautiful knitted blanket and a roll of what looked like mini-paper towels.  I didn't understand what they were, and I almost didn't say anything to the woman.  She spoke up and told me that she wasn't sure if I was using cloth diapers or not, but that these were a lifesaver for her.  Cloth diapers?  How dare she assume that I was going to be using those things!  Yes, I was a tad…

  • Meteorology Monday: May 14 - May 20

    bcollins
    14 May 2012 | 5:09 pm
    A very warm week lies ahead for most of the nation, and while it will start out rather wet in some areas, the latter part of the week into next weekend should be dry for much of the country.  A slow moving system will be bringing widespread rain with some embedded thunderstorms to most of the East Coast through mid-week.  Further south, thunderstorms will be scattered across the Southeast, Florida, and back across south and west Texas, as well.  Meanwhile, mostly dry and warm to hot across the west, with PHX seeing several straight days with 100+ degree temperatures this…

  • Dish Trip: 39th & Last Chili Cookoff

    mbigham
    14 May 2012 | 5:01 pm
    I’ve judged a few chili cook-offs in my day, but I was beyond honored to be asked to judge Southwest Airline’s 39th and Last Chili Cook-off (and no, it’s not really the last, but I’ll explain that later.) Although many tried and true chili recipes have passed these lips, I’ve never had the pleasure of tasting real-deal, authentic Texas chili. When we arrived at the event, held at Sandy Lake Park just outside of Dallas, I met with my fellow judges to learn the rating criteria and The Dish Trip crew got to work filming and tweeting all the fun for us to share.  Sandy Lake is…
 
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    Airplane Geeks Podcast » Podcast Feed

  • Episode 197 – APG Listeners Rock

    thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com (Airplane Geeks)
    15 May 2012 | 7:06 pm
    This time we go without a guest to give more time for listener mail. We cover such topics as long, long takeoff rolls, pilots who seee UFOs, and airbags in A320 seat belts. We have more from a 14 year old listener on his aviation aspirations, cell phones on airplanes, and the Russian Irkut MC-21. We also deliver our personal “Happy Mother’s Day” message to Hariett, an octogenarian aviator and one of our favorite listeners. The week’s aviation news: Rob’s report on the Collier Trophy Event at DCA for the Boeing 787. American Airlines now considering merger scenarios…

  • Episode 196 – A Military Fly Mom

    thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com (Airplane Geeks)
    8 May 2012 | 8:08 pm
    Guest Linda L. (Heid) Maloney had a 20 year military career as a naval flight officer flying the A-7, EA-6A, and the EA-6B Prowler. She was one of the first women to join a combat military flying squadron. Since then, she’s provided engineering and technical support to the Navy’s aviation acquisition programs and has just authored the book, Military Fly Moms ~ Sharing Memories, Building Legacies, Inspiring Hope. We talk with Linda about being a female military aviator, and the time she had to eject from her plane. In her book, a collection of women military pilots tell their stories,…

  • Episode 195 – Kelly Murphy

    thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com (Airplane Geeks)
    1 May 2012 | 9:27 pm
    Guest Kelly Murphy is a founder of Emerald Media, which handles public relations, media services, and all the editorial aspects of producing publications for aviation clients. Kelly runs the group’s publishing activities and that includes newsletters, magazine, brochures, and presentations. She is the editor of Regional Horizons, the magazine of the US Regional Airline Association, and Saab Aircraft Leasing’s Saab Market Report and Saab Aerotech’s Support Solutions. Kelly is a member of the Aero Club of Washington, a private pilot license holder and occasionally flies a Cessna…

  • Episode 194 – The Aeroscholar

    thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com (Airplane Geeks)
    24 Apr 2012 | 7:53 pm
    Guest Steve Harris is currently a senior at the University of Michigan in Aerospace Engineering and writes the Aeroscholar blog. He’s also the president of the UofM Student Chapter of The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and is a member of the Jet Engine Team of Michigan. Steve is starting to pursue a private pilot’s license, he has taken students on a tour of the top aerospace companies in southern California, he attends the Aerospace Sciences Meeting every year, and through the AIAA he lobbies for the aerospace industry in Washington D.C. Steve Tweets…

  • Episode 193 – Just the Geeks

    thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com (Airplane Geeks)
    17 Apr 2012 | 7:32 pm
    This week our scheduled guest was called away at the last minute, so the Geeks go it alone to talk about some of the recent aviation news and discuss a lot of interesting listener mail. Of course, we also have David’s This Week in Aviation history segment, Steve and Grant’s Australia News Desk, and Pieter’s Across the Pond Segment. The week’s aviation news: NTSB releases recommendations for air races NTSB Provides Investigative Update and Issues Recommendations to Increase Safety at Air Races State Department Seeks Expanded UAV Security Fleet Airlines hit record highs…
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    My Flight Blog

  • Flying Towards the Tailwheel Endorsement

    tmacrock
    28 Apr 2012 | 10:17 pm
    I learned about Andover Flight Academy in the December issue of AOPA Pilot, where it was positioned as the premier place to earn a tailwheel endorsement. I have always loved the idea of bush flying and flying a taildragger into...

  • Springtime Signals My Return to Aviation

    tmacrock
    23 Apr 2012 | 7:17 pm
    As much as I try not to be a hibernating pilot, each winter I see a significant decline in my flight time. This winter was no different. I believe a large contributor to the winter slowdown is the lack of...

  • Claire Bear Flies to Oshkosh

    tmacrock
    5 Dec 2011 | 8:32 pm
    I am constantly looking for ways to share my love for aviation with my kids. We started by making planespotting a daily activity whenever we are outside. Then I added a few trips to the airport to sit in a...

  • Broaden Your Horizons

    tmacrock
    18 Oct 2011 | 10:04 pm
    One definition of the phrase "Broaden Your Horizons" is To gather more experience from place, jobs or people far removed from your current situation. I started this blog while learning to fly to share my experiences working towards a private...

  • An Out-of-Plane Experience with the U.S. Army Golden Knights

    tmacrock
    28 Aug 2011 | 8:06 pm
    My body is quickly accelerating to nearly 120MPH as I fall away from the de Havilland Twin Otter that I occupied at 13,500 feet just a few moments before. On most days a pilot would be extremely concerned by this...
 
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    EAA - The Experimental Aircraft Association

  • Aviation World Mourns Loss of Evelyn Bryan Johnson

    14 May 2012 | 2:14 pm
    Evelyn Bryan Johnson, who had more flight hours logged than any living female pilot in the world, died Thursday, May 10, in Jefferson City, Tennessee. She was 102 years old.

  • DWI Charges Dismissed Against Former FAA Boss Randy Babbitt

    10 May 2012 | 4:14 pm
    A district court judge in Virginia dismissed drunk driving charges against former FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt on Thursday. The story was first reported in The Washington Post.

  • EAA Aircraft Insurance Plan Creates Specialized Coverage for IAC Members

    10 May 2012 | 3:44 pm
    International Aerobatic Club (IAC) members seeking comprehensive, affordable aircraft insurance for their aerobatic aircraft now can obtain that specialized coverage from within their own organization, as the EAA Aircraft Insurance Plan now includes policies for aerobatic pilots.

  • Pioneer Airport Set to Open This Weekend

    10 May 2012 | 3:42 pm
    Savor the sights and sounds of aviation's 'Golden Age' at Pioneer Airport, which opens for the season this weekend, May 12-13, at EAA Oshkosh. More than 50 vintage airplanes are displayed in seven unique hangars that take visitors back to the 1920s and 1930s when the magic of flying astounded and charmed the whole world.

  • EAA Invited to Participate at NTSB GA Safety Conference

    10 May 2012 | 9:24 am
    EAA and the Vintage Aircraft Association have been invited to be among the key groups participating in this month's 'General Aviation Safety: Climbing to the Next Level' conference at the National Transportation Safety Board headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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    Popular Science - Technology

  • Video: New Finger-Tap Power Generator Uses Viruses to Make Electricity

    Rebecca Boyle
    15 May 2012 | 12:39 pm
    Piezoelectric Viruses Engineered viruses convert an applied force into electricity in a new piezoelectric device, the first to use a biological material. Courtesy of Seung-Wuk Lee/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Piezoelectric devices promise to draw power from your footsteps or heartbeat, change the channel on your TV, and complete all sorts of helpful tasks - but they generally work in the nano-mechanical realm, requiring synthetic materials to function. Now for the first time, scientists have built a piezoelectric device using biological materials - in this case, viruses. Future…

  • NASA is Training Up an Astronaut Crew for a Potential Manned Asteroid Mission

    Clay Dillow
    15 May 2012 | 11:40 am
    Asteroid Eros This spud-shaped rock is asteroid 433 Eros. Gregory W. Nemitz claimed to own it and aims to develop it. In 2003, he sued NASA in search of parking fees after the NEAR spacecraft alighted on it. NEAR Project/NLR/JHUAPL/NASA We haven't heard much about if from NASA yet, but the Telegraph is reporting that the space agency will soon begin training up an international crew of astronauts for a potential manned mission to an asteroid slated for later in the next decade. Starting next month, six astronauts are headed to the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operation (NEEMO), the…

  • A Series of Long Exposures Aboard the ISS Produces a Psychedelic Swirl of Stars

    Clay Dillow
    14 May 2012 | 3:22 pm
    A Series of Exposures from the ISS Trippy. NASA: 2Explore via Flickr Hat tip to astronomer Phil Plait over at Bad Astronomy for digging up this gem of an image snapped by astronaut Don Petit aboard the International Space Station. Culled from NASA's Flickr stream, the composite is a series of eighteen 30-second exposures stitched together to capture the motion of the ISS around the Earth, trailing the light from cities and auroras below as well as stars above. The result is something close to psychedelic. Download the wallpaper-worthy super high-res version over at NASA: 2Explore's Flickr…

  • Computer Interface Monitors Your Overworked Brain and Takes Over Tasks For You

    Rebecca Boyle
    14 May 2012 | 2:22 pm
    Brainput Multitasking Assistant A volunteer tries out the Brainput workload-sensor and multitasking-helper. Solovey, et al. Your office mates, whether they're people or pets, can probably tell when you're feeling stretched too thin - heavy sighs, hand-wringing and general signs of stress are fairly easy to spot. Yet your computer takes no notice, its beach ball of death spinning away incessantly and its processor failing utterly to work any faster. Now a new brain-computer interface could turn your computer into a more sympathetic partner, taking over some of your tasks when it senses you're…

  • Engineer Details Plans to Build a Real, Burj-Dubai-Sized Starship Enterprise in 20 Years

    Rebecca Boyle
    14 May 2012 | 1:25 pm
    The year 2245 is just too distant - we should build and commission a real USS Enterprise right now, cracking the champagne across her hull within 20 years, according to an enterprising engineer. The gigantic ship would use ion propulsion, powered by a 1.5-GW nuclear reactor, and could reach Mars in three months and the moon in three days. Its 0.3-mile-diameter, magnetically suspended gravity wheel spinning at 2 RPM would provide 1G of gravity, and the thing looks just like the "Star Trek" ship of lore. This project is the brainchild of an engineer who calls himself BTE Dan. As in "Build The…
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  • The Last Word On Smart eMail Signatures

    Robert Tolley
    11 May 2012 | 4:22 pm
      Yes, your email signature is the last thing read in an email. But that doesn’t mean it’s not important. Its end-of-the-line positioning makes it even more so. It signs off your message in a professional, comprehensive way. Later, if … (more...)

  • Fields of Green and Skies of Blue

    Ashley Bowen Cook
    26 Apr 2012 | 9:58 am
    Each April, Earth Day reminds us to be good stewards of our environment. Not just for ourselves, but for generations to come. In spite of the economic challenges the aviation community has been battling, it continues to push forward on … (more...)

  • Aviation Marketers Have Reason to Believe In Mobile

    Robert Tolley
    19 Apr 2012 | 9:33 am
    In an industry such as aviation – where everyone from pilots in the cockpit to CEOs in the cabin are connected to their smartphones 24/7 – mobile’s going nowhere. But up. For now, though, mobile advertising requires a leap of … (more...)

  • Politicians Can Teach Aviation Marketers a Thing or Two

    Ashley Bowen Cook
    12 Apr 2012 | 5:09 pm
    U.S. Senator Pat Roberts captivated the Wichita Aero Club when he spoke to the group Wednesday. It wasn’t just that he was preaching to the choir, which he was. Or that he honed his speech to key hot-button issues, which … (more...)

  • My Heart Belongs to Egypt

    Sonia Greteman
    5 Apr 2012 | 2:57 pm
    Since my first art history class more than 30 years ago, I’ve had a love affair with Egypt. The art, architecture, gods, creativity and adornment captured my imagination. Now I wouldn’t go as far as to say I’m Queen Nefertiti … (more...)
 
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  • Flying Stories for May 11, 2012

    Tracy
    11 May 2012 | 11:52 am
    It was another slow week for flying this week. Today I finally completed enough other work to free up time to go to the airport, but today it is just not worth the risk…  AF1 is arriving in Reno today and we have one of those wonderful TFRs in place around the area. Although the times are published when the TFR will be active, I just do not trust the timing. If the flight is running early or late, the TFR can change with little to no warning.  Your license won’t be safe until he has left and is well out of the area. The TFR notice has been up on the front page of the Stead Users…

  • Flying Stories for May 4, 2012

    Tracy
    4 May 2012 | 11:26 am
    It was another poor weather week to accomplish any fun flying.  I guess you could have made a few flights during the early morning hours, say before 10 am, but the winds were picking up earlier than usual. The gusts were to 40 mph yesterday. I only ran across a couple of articles this week – both having to do with the Piper Cub. Here are some articles that you may have missed this week: 1946 Piper Cub Cub County Caper This is from Vindy.com in Youngstown, OH. Gordon Murry, a journalism professor at Kent State University, and Ron Siwik, a retired radiologist, are flying two Piper Cubs…

  • Lost in Shangri La – Book Review

    Tracy
    1 May 2012 | 10:00 am
    I admit it, I’m a sucker for a book with an airplane on the cover – especially if it’s an antique or WWII vintage airplane. I can’t remember where I first saw this particular book, but do I remember making a mental note to buy it. Last week I had breakfast with a friend and he handed me a copy saying I’d probably enjoy the read. He had bought it, finished it and was passing it along. It’s nice to have friends like that… Mitchell Zuckoff, the author, is a professor of journalism at Boston University. In this book he has produced a work of narrative…

  • Aviation Articles for April 27, 2012

    Tracy
    27 Apr 2012 | 7:13 pm
    No flying this week. It was actually rainy here for most of the week – a nice change for the high desert.  Everything is actually starting to turn green again.  Of course the cold front bringing the rain also brought below-freezing temperatures last night. This weekend should be nice. Saturday is the Reno-area Safety Stand-down. Three hours of safety briefings  sponsored by the FAA Safety Team. Sunday might be a good fly-to-breakfast say, though. Here are some articles that you may have missed this week: Avro Vulcan 103. XH558 A C-46 pilot remembers This is from the Charlotte Observer.

  • Mission: Dawn Patrol – DVD Review

    Tracy
    25 Apr 2012 | 10:00 am
    I received this DVD free as a volunteer to try products and write reviews for EAA’s Sport Aviation Magazine. The DVD runs 62 minutes and is narrated by Hugh Downs a legendary broadcaster with multi-engine and balloon ratings. Mission: Dawn Patrol is a video account of three pilots who flew aircraft of the Vintage Aero Flying Museum in Hudson, CO to the Dawn Patrol Rendezvous of WWI aircraft at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, OH. The photography is excellent and the story is punctuated with actual clips of the planes in action and biographies of the pilots who flew them in WWI. The…
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  • Do Cirrus pilots have a safety problem?

    John
    15 May 2012 | 10:59 am
    Richard Collins has written a thought provoking post for Air Facts noting that when the Cirrus first debuted, one of its executives pointed out that product liability would not be a problem because the aircraft would be so safe BUT since then, NTSB figures show 80 fatal Cirrus accidents in its database (nearly all of [...] Related posts: Putting hard numbers on accident statistics and the Cirrus parachute Open door distracts Cirrus pilot and causes an accident Lessons from a Cirrus chute pull

  • The real job of a copilot…

    John
    13 May 2012 | 11:48 pm
    I am the copilot. I sit on the right. It’s up to me to be quick and bright; I never talk back for I have regrets, But I have to remember what the Captain forgets. I make out the Flight Plan and study the weather, Pull up the gear, stand by to feather; Make out [...] Related posts: Island in Sight Five “real world” items to practice in a simulator A child’s message to a pilot on her first flight…

  • Best of the Web

    John
    13 May 2012 | 3:03 am
    Facts and Photos From the Sukhoi Superjet 100 Crash in Indonesia. Last Wednesday, a Sukhoi Superjet 100 crashed in Indonesia. The Sukhoi Superjet 100 is the first new model to be produced in Russia since the end of the Soviet Union and Sylvia, the blogger behind the Fear of Landing blog, has put together an [...] Related posts: Piper Aircraft sold to Asia-based group Oops! Wrong handle… Landing on a wet grass runway proves fatal

  • Aviators Guide to Ireland

    John
    12 May 2012 | 3:33 am
    Although based in the Bay Area, Max Trescott has brought our attention to the Aviators Guide to Ireland, a 400-page guidebook that includes detailed photos and information about 210 airstrips in Ireland. Max pointed out in his post about book that while the cost of flying in Europe can be outrageous (as many of our [...] Related posts: Beginner’s Guide to Business Jets China’s do-it-yourself aviators A personal minimums guide and checklist

  • Aviation’s equivalent of Tutankhamun’s tomb found in Egypt’s desert

    John
    11 May 2012 | 10:59 am
    Not long ago, we mentioned an article about resurrecting lost RAF spitfires in Burma, a fairly questionable quest given that country’s wet and humid climate but the Daily Mail has just reported aviation’s equivalent of finding Tutankhamun’s tomb in the form of a well preserved RAF Kittyhawk P-40 lost over the deserts of Egypt. Apparently, [...] Related posts: Devices to help you get found Saved by a GPS device and a satellite Zeppelins, Diamonds and the Kalahari Desert
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  • Cessna Announces the Citation Longitude

    Pat Flannigan
    14 May 2012 | 11:53 am
    Cessna announced it’s next foray into the long-range mid-size market by unveiling the new Citation Longitude at EBACE in Geneva. Cessna is reviving a lot of the features of the cancelled Citation Columbus on this one, and the performance specs look familiar. We’re talking 4,000 nm range with a design cruise speed of Mach .82, just 11 knots faster than it’s progenitor.  Longitude is one sharp looking airplane. It’s Columbus-inspired T-Tail and 30º swept wings evoke thoughts of the speedy Citation X. But as the name suggests, this plane is derivative of the Latitude…

  • Sporty’s John Zimmerman Tests Your Aeronautical Decision Making by Asking: Go or No Go?

    Pat Flannigan
    10 May 2012 | 9:57 am
    Aviation-weather expert John Zimmerman has been keeping busy with the Air Facts Journal — a blog based upon the popular Air Facts Journal of yesteryear and the ever-popular Sporty’s Air Facts videos. His most recent project: a wonderful series of open-ended articles dubbed “Go or No Go?”  He relates the type of aircraft (usually a light single) and any special features like glass panels or XM weather. Zimmerman poses realistic scenarios to instrument rated pilots along with a thorough weather briefing, complete with relevant weather charts, and poses the question:…

  • AOPA Teaches Us How to Talk to Reporters about Aviation

    Pat Flannigan
    4 May 2012 | 11:50 am
    General aviation stories tend to be inaccurate and negative at best. No, the media isn’t out to get us, but according to AOPA “aviation is a complicated and specialized industry that can’t be understood in a few phone calls.” In short, we aren’t good at talking to journalists! To help, AOPA has put together a great interactive guide to talking to reporters. It gives pilots and airport workers a clear idea of the do’s and don’ts of news interviews and even provides a great checklist for media events. Check out AOPA’s Guide to Talking to Reporters…

  • Free Aviation Insurance Policy: Just Monitor Guard (121.5)

    Pat Flannigan
    30 Apr 2012 | 9:17 am
    We all know that 121.5 is the emergency frequency, and we pretend to make a mayday call during every simulated engine failure. But what you probably weren’t taught is that listening to guard could save from getting that air traffic controller’s phone number, or worse. It’s already saved my bacon a few times. It is the policy of my airline that we monitor Guard in cruise flight. I typically dial in the frequency on the number two radio as I climb through 10,000 feet and adjust the volume to something low. It’s a Good Samaritan policy that has enabled me to personally…

  • Get Over Mic Fright With PilotEdge Virtual Air Traffic Control

    Pat Flannigan
    23 Apr 2012 | 3:00 am
    One of the steepest hurdles in instrument training is building the confidence and proficiency to talk to ATC on the radio. You know, mic fright. This is what startup company PilotEdge is all about. It’s a safe zone where pilots can file flight plans, pick up clearances and make frequency changes without the distractions and costs of flying a real plane. Turning final just after being cleared to land at Torrance Airport. Catering to flight schools, student pilots and simulator-enthusiasts, PilotEdge provides professional air traffic control services in the virtual skies. For a monthly…
 
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  • FAR/AIM 2012 Android App

    John Kelly
    19 Apr 2012 | 12:07 am
    Just release FAR/AIM 2012.  If you are already purchased FAR/AIM 2011, please make sure you have version 2.4.3, then update via the in-app update method to purchase the 2012 data.  If you are NOT an existing FAR/AIM customer, just purchase the app normally from Google Play, and it comes with the 2012 data.  Enjoy and please let me know if you find any bugs!  Thank you all very much for your support!

  • FAR/AIM Version 2.0 Released

    John Kelly
    3 Oct 2011 | 12:30 am
    ATTENTION (04/09/2012): FAR/AIM 2012 will be release soon as an in-app purchase update.   You will be able to purchase the 2012 data for $1.99 to help cover the costs of turning the data into something easy to navigate and search.  Thank you so much for your patience and support! The long awaited (at least for me) version 2.0 of the FAR/AIM app for Android has been released to the Android Market.  Existing customers will get this update for FREE.  This new version was a complete code re-write, as I wanted to pave the way for new features down the road.  It has a much prettier and easier…

  • Working on FAR/AIM 2.0 Android App

    John Kelly
    27 Jul 2011 | 11:33 pm
    Wanted to let everyone know I am working on a major upgrade to the FAR/AIM app.  This update will add bookmarking FAR’s and AIM chapters, redesign, tablet support, and in-app purchasing for the yearly updates to the FAR/AIM.  Don’t worry, it will be very inexpensive.  I’m thinking $1.99 to upgrade your FAR/AIM app to the latest version every year.  Or you can choose not to update it and keep the older version.  This version will also fix a lot of the bugs I have been getting emailed about.  I’m very sorry about the bugs, I truly try to make the highest quality…

  • Introducing my Android FAR/AIM application

    John Kelly
    1 Apr 2011 | 10:58 pm
    Hey guys, I’ve started studying for my CFI again and I wanted to start looking things up in the FAR/AIM as I ran across them.  I looked at the Android Market and was shocked and disappointed to find that there were VERY few android applications for pilots.  Not only that there didn’t seem to be a good FAR or AIM application.  This was a problem.  I used to be an iPhone owner and was very pleased with ASA’s FAR/AIM app and thought to myself.  Why don’t I fill the void.  After a lot of hard work, I’m finally pleased to announce that my FAR/AIM application is…

  • CFI, Here I Come!

    John Kelly
    2 Jun 2010 | 2:16 am
    Okay, that’s it! It’s been long enough… I’ve moved, got a new job, and am getting settled in up here in the “big city”. It’s time to buckle down and get it done. I’m very excited and motivated to continue what I’ve started. And holy cow…remember when I said that the commercial rating was the hardest rating I’ve ever had to study for? Well forget that. The Certified Flight Instructor certificate is now the most challenging certificate I’ve ever had to study for. The depth and breadth of knowledge is unbelievable. But…
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  • [Presentation] from TFWA 2012: The Connected Travelers – how to engage and drive results from them

    Shashank Nigam
    14 May 2012 | 9:25 am
    I had the chance to present to a large gathering of airport and airport retail professionals today at the TFWA Asia-Pacific conference in Singapore. My main theme was around the connected traveler – who has access to the internet throughout every single phase of travel – from the taxi he takes to the airport, to the airport lounge and duty-free areas, to in-flight wifi. And how this changes the dynamics of customer engagement for airlines and airport retailers and revenue opportunities. Below, I share the presentation for your viewing pleasure and would love to hear your comments…

  • Why Airlines (and Airports) must shift to Social Customer Service

    Marco Serusi
    7 May 2012 | 10:54 am
    SimpliFlying has been talking about the inevitable evolution, if not revolution, in airline/airport customer service following the increase in social media usage by travelers. Today, we’re glad to say that the revolution is finally here. Customer service 2.0 is now a stark reality, and should soon be a pressing need for airlines and airports the world over. Let’s begin by introducing a young lady from AirAsia previously featured in our Customer Service Top 10 who’s at the forefront of this immense change.   She’s little, she’s a miss, and she’s red… care to guess…

  • [Presentation] How airports can track passengers, throughout the Evolving Traveler Life Cycle

    elizabeth
    6 May 2012 | 8:48 am
    Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to deliver a presentation on passenger tracking at the American Association of Airport Executive’s (AAAE) Annual Conference in Phoenix, AZ.  As always, the conference was a hit and I was honored to be a part of this important annual industry event. The theme of the panel session was on Passenger Tracking and how new technologies are providing benefits to airport operators, concessions operators and passengers. I shared the panel with Kristin Shaw of SITA, Inc. and Faith Varwig, of the Faith Group, LLC, who spoke of some of the ways in which…

  • How to drive Facebook engagement like KLM? Start playing “destination hangman”!

    Shashank Nigam
    4 May 2012 | 7:27 am
    KLM are currently the undisputed champions of using social media to drive engagement. They won our Best Airline in Social Media award last year, have one of the Best Facebook Timelines, allow you to sit next to your Facebook friend, and even dress up like one of their flight attendants! Their VP of eCommerce says that airline marketing is up for an overhaul, and they’re leading the way. But we all know they put a lot of time, people and money behind their efforts (see study). So, if you had one tenth the resources that KLM has and no budget, what can you learn from them to drive insane…

  • Are you creating an immersive brand experience for your airline?

    Shashank Nigam
    3 May 2012 | 8:21 am
    A tale from Istanbul… When I entered the offices of PEAK Games in Istanbul a couple of weeks back, here’s what I saw: Instead of being greeted by a receptionist asking who I was there to meet, a huge Ogre-like creature was asking me to start playing. I dumped my laptop bag and immediately immersed myself into the game, in which the Ogre on the screen followed my motions and I had to keep him flying higher by collecting coins. A game so simple that a little kid would get it, and yet here I was, completely engrossed in it. Though I was at Peak’s offices for less than an hour,…
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  • Ibiza: Clubbing Capital

    Guest Author
    15 May 2012 | 2:00 pm
    Far from having its heyday, Ibiza is still the undisputed clubbing capital of Europe – showing the likes of Ayia Napa and Malaga how it’s done and having outlived many would-be challengers over the years. It’s matured, grown, improved: and the clubbing scene is just as buzzing today as it always was, with plenty more new flavours being added every year. If you want to sample the greatest party experience that Europe – and quite possibly the world – has ever known, Ibiza is the place to be. People from all walks of life come to the White Isle to live it up every Summer,…

  • SAS and Singapore Airlines sign joint venture agreement between Scandinavia and Singapore

    Jarkko
    15 May 2012 | 11:19 am
    The CEOs of Scandinavian Airlines and Singapore Airlines, Rickard Gustafson and Goh Choon Phong, today signed a joint venture agreement in Singapore. This follows the Memorandum of Understanding that was signed in January and covers routes between Scandinavia and Singapore. With a signed joint venture agreement, the Star Alliance carriers can now move forward to plan further business opportunities within the partnership, such as the co-ordination of flight schedules and joint sales activities, all of which is subject to regulatory approval. Regulatory approval will now be sought from…

  • Ticket Transactions Virtually Flat Compared to Same Period 2011 in U.S

    Jarkko
    14 May 2012 | 1:18 am
    ARC, reported that the consolidated dollar value of airline tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies increased 6.37 percent* year-over-year in the first four months of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011, and 15 percent over the same period in 2010. January through April 2012 ticket sales totalled $31 billion, compared to $29.2 billion in 2011, and $26.9 billion in 2010. Year-to-date passenger segments for the first four months of 2012 increased slightly by 0.90 percent – at 117.5 million segments, compared to 116.4 million in 2011 – while reflecting a -1.78 percent decrease over…

  • Airlines for America Forecasts Record Summer International Air Travel

    Jarkko
    10 May 2012 | 11:17 am
    Airlines for America said passengers can expect full flights this summer thanks in part to a record number of people traveling internationally and an improving economy. The good news for travelers is that airfares have not kept pace with the inflation rate, keeping air travel a relative bargain. “Customers are benefiting from record airline operational performance and greater access to the global economy while fares continue to trail the price of other services,” said A4A President and CEO Nicholas E. Calio. “The fact that travelers will take to the air this summer both…

  • JetBlue Launches Second Route to Colombia with Bogota – Fort Lauderdale Flights

    Jarkko
    9 May 2012 | 11:38 am
    JetBlue Airways is launching its second route to Colombia’s vibrant capital city of Bogota with a daily nonstop flight from South Florida’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Flights to the modern business center and one of South America’s most acclaimed cities are just a click away on www.jetblue.com. In addition to its new Fort Lauderdale route, JetBlue has offered a successful daily service between Bogota and Orlando International Airport for more than three years. “The growing Colombian community in South Florida has very strong ties to their country…
 
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  • Do Cirrus pilots have a safety problem?

    John
    15 May 2012 | 10:59 am
    Richard Collins has written a thought provoking post for Air Facts noting that when the Cirrus first debuted, one of its executives pointed out that product liability would not be a problem because the aircraft would be so safe BUT since then, NTSB figures show 80 fatal Cirrus accidents in its database (nearly all of [...] Related posts: Putting hard numbers on accident statistics and the Cirrus parachute Open door distracts Cirrus pilot and causes an accident Lessons from a Cirrus chute pull

  • The real job of a copilot…

    John
    13 May 2012 | 11:48 pm
    I am the copilot. I sit on the right. It’s up to me to be quick and bright; I never talk back for I have regrets, But I have to remember what the Captain forgets. I make out the Flight Plan and study the weather, Pull up the gear, stand by to feather; Make out [...] Related posts: Island in Sight Five “real world” items to practice in a simulator A child’s message to a pilot on her first flight…

  • Best of the Web

    John
    13 May 2012 | 3:03 am
    Facts and Photos From the Sukhoi Superjet 100 Crash in Indonesia. Last Wednesday, a Sukhoi Superjet 100 crashed in Indonesia. The Sukhoi Superjet 100 is the first new model to be produced in Russia since the end of the Soviet Union and Sylvia, the blogger behind the Fear of Landing blog, has put together an [...] Related posts: Piper Aircraft sold to Asia-based group Oops! Wrong handle… Landing on a wet grass runway proves fatal

  • Aviators Guide to Ireland

    John
    12 May 2012 | 3:33 am
    Although based in the Bay Area, Max Trescott has brought our attention to the Aviators Guide to Ireland, a 400-page guidebook that includes detailed photos and information about 210 airstrips in Ireland. Max pointed out in his post about book that while the cost of flying in Europe can be outrageous (as many of our [...] Related posts: Beginner’s Guide to Business Jets China’s do-it-yourself aviators A personal minimums guide and checklist

  • Aviation’s equivalent of Tutankhamun’s tomb found in Egypt’s desert

    John
    11 May 2012 | 10:59 am
    Not long ago, we mentioned an article about resurrecting lost RAF spitfires in Burma, a fairly questionable quest given that country’s wet and humid climate but the Daily Mail has just reported aviation’s equivalent of finding Tutankhamun’s tomb in the form of a well preserved RAF Kittyhawk P-40 lost over the deserts of Egypt. Apparently, [...] Related posts: Devices to help you get found Saved by a GPS device and a satellite Zeppelins, Diamonds and the Kalahari Desert
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  • Ryanair website down due to maintenance!

    Slawomir Budziak
    16 May 2012 | 4:17 am
    Here comes important news! Ryanair passengers – brace yourselves for troubles between May 18 and May 20. No, the carrier will not be affected by a pan-European strike. The problems will be caused by a planned maintenance of the website. If your travel plans require checking in, printing your boarding card or booking tickets between [...]

  • British Airways: Return flights to US

    Slawomir Budziak
    15 May 2012 | 4:30 am
    Not matter what time of the year, affordable flights to US are always in demand. Such destinations as New York or Boston are magnets for travellers. That is why today we will have a look at the current offer from the UK flag carrier – British Airways. The airport of departure for the airfare deals [...]

  • Weekly update on new routes and services

    Slawomir Budziak
    14 May 2012 | 4:57 am
    Want to keep abreast of what is going on in the fascinating world of low-cost airlines and traditional carriers? Read our weekly update! The Spanish-based Vueling, the winner of Budgie Awards 2011, has recently launched a new service to the Netherlands from its base in Barcelona. The Barcelona – Groningen route operates twice a week. [...]

  • Tripomatic launches free iPhone travel app

    Slawomir Budziak
    10 May 2012 | 5:29 am
    The trip-planner Tripomatic has been around for some time, won one competition and made the planning experience of many travellers better. Not bad! But also it has had one shortcoming – it has lacked an iPhone app. Until now, that is! Now all mobile travellers have got something to look forward to. Just imagine: a [...]

  • Airport Berlin Brandenburg to be severely delayed

    Slawomir Budziak
    9 May 2012 | 5:10 am
    It seems as though the much anticipated opening of the new airport for the capital city of Germany will be postponed with as long as a couple of months as a result of fire safety flaws. The new airport is named after one of the German chancellors: Willy Brandt Airport. Its opening was scheduled to [...]
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  • The Blue Angels

    JetAviator7
    15 May 2012 | 3:45 am
    The Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron was ordered to be formed by the Chief of Naval Operations at the end of the Second World War by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. The idea behind forming this flight demonstration squadron was to keep the general public enthused about aviation which would help attract prospective Navy pilots to [...]This is a blog post from All Things Aviation where you can find aviator sunglasses and other pilot supplies, along with interesting articles about aviation. Related posts: How Pilot’s Eyes Interact With Ultraviolet and Blue Light Airbus Plus Blue Toothe…

  • Is the Future of General Aviation in China?

    JetAviator7
    30 Apr 2012 | 8:18 pm
    As general aviation in the United States slides further into apathy China has discovered how useful a network of general aviation facilities and general aviation aircraft are in developing commerce throughout this massive country. Among many of the changes taking place are moves by companies like the Cessna Aircraft Company to partner with state-owned aviation [...]This is a blog post from All Things Aviation where you can find aviator sunglasses and other pilot supplies, along with interesting articles about aviation. Related posts: Are Electric Aircraft the Future of General Aviation? Here…

  • Maurice Hovious to Be Inducted Into the Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame

    JetAviator7
    25 Apr 2012 | 3:30 am
    As a pilot you come across many interesting people during your career, and for me one of the most interesting I ever met is Maurice Hovious. I remember the first time I met Maurice over in Kalamazoo just after our company had purchased an early model Turbo Commander that used hydraulic pumps for pressurization. The [...]This is a blog post from All Things Aviation where you can find aviator sunglasses and other pilot supplies, along with interesting articles about aviation. Related posts: Aviator Extraordinaire Maurice Hovious – Part 1 Life in Michigan The Benefits of Fame

  • How Dangerous Is Lightning for a Pilot When Flying?

    JetAviator7
    3 Apr 2012 | 3:30 am
    When we think about a thunderstorm, one of the first things we think about is lightning. Researching this post I grabbed my Jeppesen Guided Flight Discovery Instrument Commercial textbook to see what Jeppesen has to say about a thunderstorm. This may not surprise you, but it did me – did you know that the tires [...]This is a blog post from All Things Aviation where you can find aviator sunglasses and other pilot supplies, along with interesting articles about aviation. Related posts: Aircraft Lightning Strike Aircraft Lightning Strikes Continue Lightning Strikes Don’t Really Hurt…

  • “Sully” Sullenberger and Scott Skiles Checkout in the Douglas DC-7

    JetAviator7
    29 Mar 2012 | 3:30 am
    Several airlines were still operating the Douglas DC-7 aircraft when I was learning to fly while attending Michigan State University. We always had to be careful to not taxi too close behind those 4 engine behemoths to avoid being blown over by the “prop wash”. Believe it or not, this was in the mid-60s while [...]This is a blog post from All Things Aviation where you can find aviator sunglasses and other pilot supplies, along with interesting articles about aviation. Related posts: Douglas DC-3 Sully Leads the EAAs Young Eagles Are Pilots Like Sullenberger a Dying Breed?
 
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  • Douglas C-47/DC-3 “Cheeky Charlie”

    pam5479
    7 May 2012 | 9:55 am
    Douglas C-47/DC-3 “Cheeky Charley” Twin-engine Military Transport and Cargo Aircraft with a Crew of Three Figure 1: The Cheeky Charley in Hawaii, in Military Camouflage Source: www.oldprops.ukhome.net Key Points The C-47 “Gooney Bird” was a military version of the Douglas DC-3, which entered service in 1936. The DC-3 is one of the most important transport aircraft of all time. More than 16,000 civilian and military versions of the DC-3 were built. C-47s could carry 28 passengers or 6,000 pounds of cargo, at a cruising speed of 160 mph, over a range of up to 1,600 miles. Civilian DC-3s…

  • How fast was the Zero?

    pam5479
    9 Apr 2012 | 3:10 pm
    Perspective When American pilots first encountered the Zero, they were stunned. The Zero had nearly complete initial dominance. This dominance is sometimes attributed to the A6M’s high speed. In reality, however, the Zero was rather modest in straight-line speed, with a maximum speed for the A6M2 Model 21 of about 317 mph to 332 mph at the critical altitude of about 16,000 feet. In addition, the Zero was not very good in dives and had severe maneuverability limitations at speeds above about 180 mph. The Zero’s great strengths were really its maneuverability at moderate speed, its…

  • Douglas A3D/A-3 Skywarrior

    pam5479
    12 Mar 2012 | 7:25 pm
    Nuclear Strike, Tanker, Reconnaissance, and Electronic Warfare Aircraft Figure 1: Our Skywarrior (S/N 144867) in its Original Form Key Points Called the A3D Skywarrior from 1956 to 1962. Redesignated the A-3 Skywarrior in 1962. First intended use: nuclear attack bomber. Later used as tactical strike bomber, electronic warfare, reconnaissance, and tanker aircraft. Called “the Whale,” it was the heaviest aircraft every to take off from an aircraft carrier. However, only slightly heavier than the later F-14. Served extensively in Vietnam, initially as bombers but later in electronic warfare,…

  • Our CH-53D Sea Stallion

    pam5479
    21 Feb 2012 | 3:58 pm
    CH-53s at a Forward Aerial Refueling Point (FARP) Pacific Aviation Museum’s newest aircraft is a Sikorsky CH-53D Sea Stallion, S/N 157173. The CH-53 has been the Marines’ heavy lift helicopter since the days of the Vietnam War. Our aircraft was commissioned in December 1969 and quickly went to Vietnam. It crashed on October 10, 1970 but was retrieved and placed back in service. Since then, this bird has served in most major conflicts, most recently in Afghanistan. Until its recent retirement, it belonged to Heavy Marine Helicopter Squadron HMH-363 at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe…

  • The Control Tower on Ford Island – Building S84 (Article II)

    pam5479
    6 Dec 2011 | 7:47 pm
    2010 December 2, 2011                 Both Tora, Tora, Tora and Pearl Harbor prominently featured the tall red and white control tower on Ford Island. This article looks at the history of the control tower and its recent stabilization. This is the second in a series of articles on Ford Island as it existed on December 7, 1941. Jumping right to the control tower is taking things a bit out of order. However, with the unveiling of the renovated control tower scheduled for December 7, 2011, it is the right time to look at this historic building. Building…
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  • New free iPhone travel app from trip-planner Tripomatic

    WhichAirline.com
    10 May 2012 | 6:42 am
    Some of you may know the free award-winning trip planner Tripomatic, an online service that makes travelling both funnier and easier that before. Whereas those of you who have not yet discovered the magic of Tripomatic, have got one more reason to give it a shot! Tripomatic gives you the ultimate trip-planning experience.

  • EasyJet: check-in options

    WhichAirline.com
    3 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Who does not know the Luton-based low-cost airline easyJet? It is one of the largest no-frills carriers in Europe so it is more than likely you will fly with them sooner or later.

  • Cathay Pacific: baggage allowance

    WhichAirline.com
    26 Apr 2012 | 9:08 am
    In our series offering you the summary of the baggage policies of various carriers we go to the Far East. Today we will take a look at the baggage policy of the founding member of Oneworld Alliance and the flag carrier of Hong Kong – Cathay Pacific Airways.

  • Free printable maps from Tripomatic!

    WhichAirline.com
    19 Apr 2012 | 8:34 am
    I guess we all agree that getting a good tourist map is essential when setting out into unknown terrain. The trip planner Tripomatic makes travelling even easier by giving you free printable maps of top city destinations.

  • Malaysia Airlines: check-in

    WhichAirline.com
    12 Apr 2012 | 8:11 am
    Malaysia Airlines is a carrier widely known for its reward-winning service, the immense beauty of its air hostesses and a colourful livery of some of its planes. In today's post we will take a look at the check-in options that this airline offers.
 
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  • News Flash: Baggage Fees are Good for Passengers

    Dan Robles
    10 May 2012 | 4:07 pm
    Now I have to ask, what is so hard about handling baggage? Why is this such a complicated accounting problem? How many other "material handling" problems, or account balancing problems do airline have difficult mastering? Seriously.

  • Social Flights; A Platform For Reality

    Dan Robles
    9 May 2012 | 1:30 pm
    Today, we do not have a financial problem as much as we have a value problem. The challenges that face the world today are far too great to be solved with an "Advertising" platform. Whatever happens next, it must start with a platform for Reality.

  • Fly to Nashville For A Taste of Country

    Dan Robles
    7 May 2012 | 12:21 pm
    Social Flights offers service into Nashville from Branson, Milwaukee, Austin. We also offer flights from any where your group or organization originates. Take advantage of the taste of country package or any of the exciting vacation packages below.

  • Social Flights Arrives as Frontier Cuts Service to Milwaukee

    Dan Robles
    3 May 2012 | 3:30 pm
    Apparently, communities are not what Frontier needs to remain profitable. They no longer need Milwaukee because they found business elsewhere. They are an airline - they can go elsewhere.... they are not a community.

  • Social Flights Solving for X

    Dan Robles
    2 May 2012 | 12:44 pm
    Solving for X or solving for eggs? A hub airport is like a big egg sorter for people and planes (where people are the eggs and the planes are the cartons).
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  • The Lonely Rudder

    Chris Findley
    25 Apr 2012 | 12:25 pm
    Ok, we need to chat about those pedals on the floor.  They are for more than steering while taxiing.  When flying they control the rudder. I know you know this, but if you are like some (perhaps many) student pilots, you often forget about them.  Of course, this depends on the plane you are flying.  You tailwheel guys and gals, this doesn’t apply because you know the importance of staying on the rudder. For other folks, especially flying a well rigged 172, 152 or DA20 or 40, it is easy to sort of relax on the rudder.  Don’t. The rudder is crucial in a number of ways.  First,…

  • Alex’s First Solo

    Chris Findley
    31 Mar 2012 | 9:24 pm
    Here’s a video I shot of my student Alex’s first solo!  For the record, it was lighter than the camera shows!    

  • Episode 30 | Insurance for Pilots with Sean Kerr

    Chris Findley
    29 Mar 2012 | 8:46 pm
    Sean Kerr of CS&A Since starting your training (or by simply being a pilot at any level) have you been hounded by ads, mailers, and email urging you to obtain insurance for your flight activities? Welcome to the club! Have you been confused as to whether you actually need it? (“Doesn’t my flight school insure me?”) If so, how much?  And from whom? If so, you’re not alone at all!  My friend Sean Kerr is an aviation insurance expert and in today’s podcast he and I have a great discussion about aviation insurance, what to look for, how much is typical, and…

  • Intensity: An Unspoken Key to Your Certificate

    Chris Findley
    11 Mar 2012 | 9:02 pm
    If you’ve ever heard financial guru Dave Ramsey’s radio show, you’ve probably heard him speak about “Gazelle Intensity”.  To him, this is a key to a person’s success in achieving their financial goals.   Tired of living paycheck to paycheck, of writing checks or transferring money to pay for loads of debt eventually brings a person (hopefully) to the point of being sick and tired of being sick and tired.  Then, mentally, they kick in to change mode, and with “gazelle intensity”, begin to work an effective plan.  It is then that they begin to…

  • Episode 29 | Learning Theory for Pilots

    Chris Findley
    6 Mar 2012 | 9:01 pm
    In this episode I discuss a recent article I wrote for MENTOR, the magazine for the National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI).  In it I discuss the mental process behind learning to fly and why different phases of flight instruction seem frustrating, overwhelming, or discouraging.  I offer some ways to mentally approach your training (or your instruction if you are a CFI) that can assist you in the entire learning-to-fly process. I also recount a visit my sons and I took recently to the Tennessee Museum of Aviation and how impressed I was with it. Hope you enjoy it!
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  • The Blue Angels

    JetAviator7
    15 May 2012 | 3:45 am
    The Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron was ordered to be formed by the Chief of Naval Operations at the end of the Second World War by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. ...This is a blog post from All Things Aviation where you can find aviator sunglasses and other pilot supplies, along with interesting articles about aviation. Related posts: How Pilot’s Eyes Interact With Ultraviolet and Blue Light Airbus Plus Blue Toothe Mouse Equals ?Loss of Control? New Airshows Coming for 2009!

  • Is the Future of General Aviation in China?

    JetAviator7
    30 Apr 2012 | 8:18 pm
    As general aviation in the United States slides further into apathy China has discovered how useful a network of general aviation facilities and general aviation aircraft are in developing commerce ...This is a blog post from All Things Aviation where you can find aviator sunglasses and other pilot supplies, along with interesting articles about aviation. Related posts: Are Electric Aircraft the Future of General Aviation? Here Comes China China and the Moon

  • Maurice Hovious to Be Inducted Into the Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame

    JetAviator7
    25 Apr 2012 | 3:30 am
    As a pilot you come across many interesting people during your career, and for me one of the most interesting I ever met is Maurice Hovious. I remember the first time ...This is a blog post from All Things Aviation where you can find aviator sunglasses and other pilot supplies, along with interesting articles about aviation. Related posts: Aviator Extraordinaire Maurice Hovious – Part 1 Life in Michigan The Benefits of Fame

  • How Dangerous Is Lightning for a Pilot When Flying?

    JetAviator7
    3 Apr 2012 | 3:30 am
    When we think about a thunderstorm, one of the first things we think about is lightning. Researching this post I grabbed my Jeppesen Guided Flight Discovery Instrument Commercial textbook to ...This is a blog post from All Things Aviation where you can find aviator sunglasses and other pilot supplies, along with interesting articles about aviation. Related posts: Aircraft Lightning Strike Aircraft Lightning Strikes Continue Lightning Strikes Don’t Really Hurt Airplanes, Right?

  • “Sully” Sullenberger and Scott Skiles Checkout in the Douglas DC-7

    JetAviator7
    29 Mar 2012 | 3:30 am
    Several airlines were still operating the Douglas DC-7 aircraft when I was learning to fly while attending Michigan State University. We always had to be careful to not taxi too ...This is a blog post from All Things Aviation where you can find aviator sunglasses and other pilot supplies, along with interesting articles about aviation. Related posts: Douglas DC-3 Sully Leads the EAAs Young Eagles Are Pilots Like Sullenberger a Dying Breed?
 
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  • The RC Scale Builder Show – Dino’s Top Gun Recap – Tuesday 8pm ET

    mikechilson
    15 May 2012 | 9:20 am
    WARBIRD RADIO – Join Mike Chilson and friends Tuesday night on the RC Scale Builder Show LIVE! This episode we will be checking in with our good friend Dino DiGiorgio, who will be giving us a overview of Top Gun this year, and taking your questions and comments. Dino will also be updating us on [...]

  • Open Line Tuesday – Warbird Radio LIVE! – 10am (EASTERN)

    Matt
    15 May 2012 | 8:37 am
    TUESDAY – Matt’s opening the phone lines for your calls on Warbird Radio LIVE!  Call in and share what’s going on in your hangar for Open Line Tuesday.  Mike Chilson will also join Matt with a preview of tonight’s RC Scale Builder Show.  Hope to hear from you this Tuesday morning at 10am (EASTERN).  Thanks [...]

  • Liberty Foundation’s Ray Fowler – Warbird Radio LIVE! – Monday – 10am

    Matt
    10 May 2012 | 7:46 pm
    MONDAY – The B-17 used in the 1990 movie The Memphis Belle is set to tour the United States.  According to Liberty Foundation Chief Pilot Ray Fowler, the movie Memphis Belle will soon be on tour with the Liberty Foundation’s P-40.  Tune in to Warbird Radio LIVE – Monday morning (May 14th) at 10am EASTERN [...]

  • Historic Flight Foundation Volunteer Liz Matzelle – The Warbird Rescue Show

    Matt
    10 May 2012 | 10:54 am
    WARBIRD RADIO – Tune in to the Warbird Rescue Show as we talk with Historic Flight Foundation volunteer Liz Matzelle about some of her adventures while volunteering at an ever growing aircraft museum.  Join us at 8PM EST.  Thanks for listening! QUICK LINK:  The Warbird Rescue Foundation STUDIO LINE: 478.787.4768 SKYPE: warbirdradio EMAIL: matt@warbirdradio.com  

  • The Plastic Scale Modeling Hour – Eduard Models – Ep#23

    Gerald Voigt
    10 May 2012 | 8:53 am
    WARBIRD RADIO – Joining us this week on The Plastic Scale Modeling Hour LIVE from the Czech Republic is Eduard Models, Chairman-Vladimir Sulc. Eduard Model Accessories was formed in 1989 in the basement of co-owner Ctirad Kuraks house in Most, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic). Two years previous, Mr. Kurak and Vladimir Sulc had started [...]
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  • ¡Route Fiesta! Aena’s 1,022 “wanted” routes takes Route Shop inventory to 2,954

    anna.aero
    11 May 2012 | 5:56 am
    ¡Route Fiesta! Every Aena airport – 42 across mainland Spain, the islands, and North African territories – now has a listing in anna.aero’s Route Shop, bringing 1,022 Spanish routes to the online route marketing superstore which now has 2,955 routes advertised by 217 airports with a further 23 airports from around the world on backlog. 1,022 routes por favor: The massive listing from Aena’s 42 Spanish airports takes the number of vacant air services being advertised in anna.aero’s Route Shop to an inventory of 2,954 routes by 217 airports. Every Aena airport – 42 across mainland…

  • New airline routes launched (1 – 7 May)

    anna.aero
    11 May 2012 | 5:56 am
    It has been a very busy week for new routes with an entire 125 services having launched during the first week of May. But which new airline commenced operations with one aircraft and one international route? Which route did easyJet launch as an effect of Spanair’s bankruptcy earlier this year? Which became Aeromexico’s fourth destination in Central America? Don’t forget to download the spreadsheet detailing all the routes! The rest of this week’s new routes

  • Rotterdam The Hague Airport growing fast in Q1 thanks to Transavia.com; Lufthansa to launch Munich flights from October

    anna.aero
    11 May 2012 | 5:56 am
    Passenger numbers are up 20% so far this year at the third busiest airport in the Netherlands thanks to Transavia.com. But which destinations does the airline serve in winter only, in summer only, and year-round? Which other carriers operate at the airport and which niche carriers briefly operated flights to Hamburg and Keflavik recently? Rotterdam The Hague Airport is located less than 50 kilometres from Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, but is better placed to serve both Rotterdam and the home of the Dutch government and parliament, The Hague. Last year, passenger numbers grew by almost…

  • GoAir now India’s fifth biggest domestic airline; Chennai becomes 22nd airport served with airline’s 12 A320s

    anna.aero
    11 May 2012 | 5:56 am
    GoAir is India’s relatively low-profile LCC. Despite operating for well over six years it has not succumbed to temptation to launch international flights. So which are its main bases and how have passenger numbers and load factor developed in recent years? And what share of the domestic market does it now have? Compared to its rather higher profile rivals Kingfisher and SpiceJet, Mumbai-based GoAir (part of Wadia Group) has taken a more low-key approach to developing its business in the Indian air transport market. Flights were launched back in November 2005, but the airline still has a…

  • Boeing remains in the lead of the delivery race; Lufthansa takes its first 747-8I

    anna.aero
    11 May 2012 | 5:56 am
    Airbus might have delivered more aircraft than Boeing in April, but it was not sufficient in order to recover the leading position. But which air framer delivered to a wider unique customer base? Which Asian low cost airline became the latest user of A320s? And which airline took the delivery of a rejuvenated “Queen of the Skies”? Boeing remains in the lead of the 2012 delivery race and currently outperforms its European rival Airbus by five aircraft delivered. April 2012 figures show that Airbus delivered one unit more than its American competitor; however, this was not enough to regain…
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  • White Knuckle Event

    admin
    15 May 2012 | 2:17 pm
    The event that OHV enthusiasts from throughout North America will gather in Huntsville, TN to enjoy the Cumberland Mountains, competitive events and the latest country hits from Nashville’s finest. The White Knuckle Event is Brimstone’s springtime main event held annually on Memorial Day. Branded as the “hold on tight” event of the year, the White Knuckle Event attracts off-road and is tagged the“Woodstock of ATV and SXS Events”. Going on its sixth year the popularity has the attendance doubling each year with the 2012 event throttling up on Friday the 25th with…

  • New Home Available For Purchase

    admin
    13 May 2012 | 7:00 am
    This 2696 sq/ft custom home package is currently under construction on homesite 13. This beautiful mountain cottage is planned for a large outdoor fire place, indoor fireplace, lots of porches, hardwood floors, custom cabinets, natural stone tile showers, granite counter tops as well as a T-Hangar. The homesite features 2.3 acres with lots of beautiful hardwoods. For details call (877) BSF-PARK, email us at sales@bsfairpark.com.

  • Fly-In Lunch, June 23rd

    admin
    12 May 2012 | 8:44 am
    Come join us at Big South Fork Airpark for a Fly-In lunch on June 23rd. A complementary lunch will be served with all the fixin’s from 11-2pm. Call or email Bill Armstrong to RSVP and for hangar reservations, (423) 286-2727 or sales@bsfairpark.com. Lunch is complementary but we will be accepting donations for our local Boys and Girls Club.

  • Frozen Head State Park

    admin
    11 May 2012 | 1:41 pm
    Some Big South Fork Airpark residents took a trip to Frozen Head State Park for a motorcycle ride. The weather was great and the views were even better. The picture on the left was taken at a waterfall we stopped at and had lunch. If you are interested in the surrounding area of Big South Fork Airpark, please contact Bill Armstrong at sales@bsfairpark.com or (877)BSF-PARK. You can also Click Here for the Frozen Head State Park website.

  • Cumberland County Playhouse

    admin
    12 Apr 2012 | 7:55 am
    A group residents from Big South Fork Airpark visited the Cumberland County Playhouse to see Driving Miss Daisy. Everyone really enjoyed the play and the evening at the historic Cumberland County Playhouse. Upcoming performances include Alice in Wonderland, Cowboys, The Music Man and much more. Click Here for more information about upcoming performances and tickets.
 
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    SimpliFlying

  • [Presentation] from TFWA 2012: The Connected Travelers – how to engage and drive results from them

    Shashank Nigam
    14 May 2012 | 9:25 am
    I had the chance to present to a large gathering of airport and airport retail professionals today at the TFWA Asia-Pacific conference in Singapore. My main theme was around the connected traveler – who has access to the internet throughout every single phase of travel – from the taxi he takes to the airport, to the airport lounge and duty-free areas, to in-flight wifi. And how this changes the dynamics of customer engagement for airlines and airport retailers and revenue opportunities. Below, I share the presentation for your viewing pleasure and would love to hear your comments…

  • Why Airlines (and Airports) must shift to Social Customer Service

    Marco Serusi
    7 May 2012 | 10:54 am
    SimpliFlying has been talking about the inevitable evolution, if not revolution, in airline/airport customer service following the increase in social media usage by travelers. Today, we’re glad to say that the revolution is finally here. Customer service 2.0 is now a stark reality, and should soon be a pressing need for airlines and airports the world over. Let’s begin by introducing a young lady from AirAsia previously featured in our Customer Service Top 10 who’s at the forefront of this immense change.   She’s little, she’s a miss, and she’s red… care to guess…

  • [Presentation] How airports can track passengers, throughout the Evolving Traveler Life Cycle

    elizabeth
    6 May 2012 | 8:48 am
    Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to deliver a presentation on passenger tracking at the American Association of Airport Executive’s (AAAE) Annual Conference in Phoenix, AZ.  As always, the conference was a hit and I was honored to be a part of this important annual industry event. The theme of the panel session was on Passenger Tracking and how new technologies are providing benefits to airport operators, concessions operators and passengers. I shared the panel with Kristin Shaw of SITA, Inc. and Faith Varwig, of the Faith Group, LLC, who spoke of some of the ways in which…

  • How to drive Facebook engagement like KLM? Start playing “destination hangman”!

    Shashank Nigam
    4 May 2012 | 7:27 am
    KLM are currently the undisputed champions of using social media to drive engagement. They won our Best Airline in Social Media award last year, have one of the Best Facebook Timelines, allow you to sit next to your Facebook friend, and even dress up like one of their flight attendants! Their VP of eCommerce says that airline marketing is up for an overhaul, and they’re leading the way. But we all know they put a lot of time, people and money behind their efforts (see study). So, if you had one tenth the resources that KLM has and no budget, what can you learn from them to drive insane…

  • Are you creating an immersive brand experience for your airline?

    Shashank Nigam
    3 May 2012 | 8:21 am
    A tale from Istanbul… When I entered the offices of PEAK Games in Istanbul a couple of weeks back, here’s what I saw: Instead of being greeted by a receptionist asking who I was there to meet, a huge Ogre-like creature was asking me to start playing. I dumped my laptop bag and immediately immersed myself into the game, in which the Ogre on the screen followed my motions and I had to keep him flying higher by collecting coins. A game so simple that a little kid would get it, and yet here I was, completely engrossed in it. Though I was at Peak’s offices for less than an hour,…
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    The Blue Side Up

  • He is making sure he does not become a birdstrike

    junkie
    12 May 2012 | 9:47 am
                        Does someone want to let this little fellow in?

  • Does ALPA Suck?

    junkie
    2 May 2012 | 5:46 pm
                There is nothing that will start a fist fight in the cockpit faster than having one pilot who declares that ALPA sucks while the other being a fan of the union.  This has been the banter of pilots since the union began its quest for representing labor in the [...]

  • Are You a Radio Hog?

    junkie
    24 Apr 2012 | 12:15 pm
                  Working every day in the airline environment you get a fair amount of time talking on the radio.  One thing I have noticed over the years are what I call radio hogs.  These are guys and gals that are just a little bit too much into talking on [...]

  • Don’t Let Aviation Make you Blow your Cork

    junkie
    18 Apr 2012 | 4:25 pm
    It certainly has been trending lately in the news about flight crews, both pilots and flight attendants, having a melt down and then have to be removed from the flight. How does this happen and why is it happening so much lately? I have been saying quite a lot over the years that working in [...]

  • United Airlines From Past To Present

    junkie
    13 Apr 2012 | 8:59 am
    United Airlines is one of the main American carriers and its 2010 merger with Continental Airlines has made it the biggest airline in the world. It belongs to the biggest airline alliance in the world, the Star Alliance, and it was one of the alliance founding members in 1997. United also has a regional service [...]
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    Aviation Marketing

  • Take our Survey

    Paula Williams
    9 May 2012 | 5:59 pm
    Just One question- What question about sales and marketing do you most want answered? Click here to take survey Of course we will share the answers!   Responses so far:   How do I reach my potential customers when our product isn’t something they would necessarily search for on the internet? They need to be made aware of the benefits of our product. 5/15/2012 1:44 PM Does direct mailing still work for business aviation operators? 5/15/2012 1:11 PM How can a PART 145 CLASS 1V Airframe Repair Station remain profitable performing maintenance at 45 USD pmh, when automotive garages…

  • PR, Publicity, Marketing and Sales for Flight Schools

    Paula Williams
    8 May 2012 | 12:16 pm
    Discussion at the Flight School Association of North America (FSANA) Confrerence in Las Vegas, with Dan McElhattan III of Brand and Paula Williams of ABCI, moderated by Katie Pribyl of GAMA

  • Who is your competition, really?

    Paula Williams
    6 May 2012 | 9:12 pm
    Many business owners think they are in competition only with the owners of similar businesses. Component manufacturers are in competition with other component manufacturers. Flight schools are in competition with other flight schools. Charter companies are in competition with other charter companies that serve the same area. That may be true as far as it goes, but thinking that way has two problems: 1. Aviation (or any other industry) is not a zero-sum game. 2. It also precludes working together in ways that are profitable to everyone. Last week I spoke in a panel discussion on PR and…

  • Aviation Companies and the Economy — Things are Looking Up, but Things Will Never “Get Back to Normal!”

    Paula Williams
    29 Apr 2012 | 4:32 pm
    Photo from a Cygnus Aviation Expo Panel Discussion in March 2012 – A frequent question we’re asked is “When Will the Industry ‘Get Back to Normal?’” “When do you think things will get ‘back to normal?’” This seems to be the question, sometimes asked outright, sometimes under the surface of various discussions at aviation conventions, roundtables and expos. Our Buyers Have Changed. “Our buyers have changed.” One aircraft sales exec told me at last year’s NBAA Annual Convention. “They used to be the guys we played golf with.  We knew who they…

  • Darwinism Among Sales & Marketing Professionals – “Survival of the Honest”

    Paula Williams
    25 Apr 2012 | 7:36 pm
    I was talking with Southwest’s Jonathan Nield the other day, and found out that he is getting back into the marketing end of business. The usual expression among sales and marketing professionals is “Welcome to the ‘Dark Side!’” Mostly because of the “dark” reputation of sales and marketing as professions. This got me thinking about the fact that most of the sales and marketing professionals I know now are the most scrupulously honest people in business. What’s changed? Two things, actually. First, the economy. Second, the transparency of media.
 
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    AeroStar Training Services

  • Pilots – what are airlines looking for on your resume?

    PaulaW
    26 Apr 2012 | 4:17 pm
    Personnel managers for the airlines often sort through many resumes for each posting. There are many things that airlines look for when they’re hiring captains and first officers for Airbus 320s, Boeing 737s, and other pilot jobs. Get out a copy of your resume and review how well your resume reflects the items they value most. While there may be many candidates that have similar or equal skills and all should meet the posted minimums for the job, here are some ways you can really stand out from the crowd. Having a type rating sets candidates apart. “This really convinces a potential…

  • For the first time, aviation students will be able to earn credit hours toward graduation while earning their FAA type rating certification.

    PaulaW
    28 Mar 2012 | 9:37 pm
    Florida Institute of Technology and AeroStar Training Services LLC now offer this unique opportunity to undergraduate flight students, graduate students and alumni of Florida Tech. Through Florida Tech, students from other colleges and universities may take type rating courses for transfer credit as well. The three courses included in the program are: Simulator Observation Jet Transition Type Rating Training Course (students may choose to earn their type rating in either the Boeing 737 or the Airbus 320) Upon successful completion, students will have earned a type rating certification and up…

  • The Life of an Airline Pilot

    PaulaW
    9 Feb 2012 | 3:12 pm
    Some things have changed for airline pilots, but the things that drew adventurous souls to the job will never change. There has been a lot of talk about how careers for pilots are different than they used to be. Many things have changed. Pilots use GPS for naviation, and pilots may use  iPads instead of paper charts. The skies are busier, jobs are harder to get, the salary may not go as far and the retirement and perks may not be as  generous as  they used to be. But one thing hasn’t changed – there is a feeling that comes from safely touching down in an eighty-thousand pound…

  • Would you make a great flight attendant?

    PaulaW
    1 Feb 2012 | 7:29 pm
    Flight Attendant, Emirates Airlines Being a flight attendant is a great career for the right person. Is it the right choice for you? Requirements vary, depending on the airline  you’re considering, but here are a few questions to get you started: Do you have an outgoing personality? Do you enjoy helping people? Are you good at making decisions and solving problems? Do you “keep your cool” and stay calm when others are frustrated or anxious? Do you enjoy travel? Do you have a high school diploma or equivalent education? Do you have 2 years of college or 2 years of customer…

  • APC Co Founder John Steinbeck Says Jobs Outlook Good for Pilots

    PaulaW
    24 Jan 2012 | 6:07 pm
    AeroStar Training Service instructors and administrators have been saying for years that we’re on the edge of a pilot boom,  (For more information on this topic, see   Will There Be Jobs for Pilots? by Scott Patton, Reduced Regional Minimums for Pilots with Type Ratings by Kevin Teeter,417 REASONS TO GET AN A320 TYPE RATING and Video – Founder David Santo answers your questions about AeroStar ) and here’s an excerpt from an article from flightops that agrees.   APC co-founder John Steinbeck sat down with Louis Smith, president of FltOps.com, to discuss where he sees…
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    Multiply Leadership

  • NASA Dryden’s Aeronautics Test Program and Flight Test Documentary Video

    Mark Jones Jr
    15 May 2012 | 6:00 am
    This eight minute video vividly illustrates many of the sub-specialities required leading up to a successful flight test or flight research program. Read more about the NASA Aeronautics Test Program here. Check out @FlightTestFact on Twitter or Pinterest for more flight test safety references, videos, and information daily. Video exponentially improves our ability to use picture to communicate 10,000 words, and this is not only one of the fundamental ATOMs but also an elementary and critical element in the strategy to inform and invest. These are just a few of the reasons that this weekly…

  • Some Pictures are Mental — The Statistics of Graphics and Illustrations

    Mark Jones Jr
    14 May 2012 | 6:00 am
    Picture these two scenarios: 1. Imagine throwing a rock from the sun to the earth and hitting within one-third of a mile from the center of your target. 2. Imagine throwing a rock from New York to Los Angeles and hitting the target within two-thirds of an inch of dead center. Which one is more accurate? To answer that question, we must question our understanding of the word accuracy. Accuracy and precision–a complementary but different concept–are both terms that statistics attempts to quantify, and their meaning is actually very important. (I have to interject here–this is…

  • How long does it take to become a flight test engineer or test pilot?

    Mark Jones Jr
    11 May 2012 | 6:00 am
    These two different career fields within flight test take vastly different lengths of time. To illustrate, I will describe a typical US Air Force Test Pilot School class, which actually consists of three specialties: test pilot, flight test engineer, and flight test navigator (or weapons system officer). Test Pilot A test pilot candidate usually begins TPS before his tenth year of flying service. Anywhere between five and ten is acceptable, as the minimum requirements are based upon crew position and total hours, two metrics for “experience” in the aircraft. Thus Major (O-4) and…
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